Polyglot Dictionary

stellen

/ˈʃtɛlən/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
stellt
past
stellte
perfect
hat gestellt

Meaning

  1. to place, to put (upright)

    Matches the stehen family the way legen matches liegen: you stellen something so it then steht.

  2. to ask (eine Frage stellen)

    • Darf ich eine Frage stellen?

      May I ask a question?

    • Darf ich Ihnen eine Frage stellen? Es dauert nur einen Moment.

      May I ask you a question? It only takes a moment.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

legen

Worth distinguishing: legen means to lay something flat; stellen means to put something upright.

Similar in other languages

English

lay

Close — to place, to put (upright) relates to laying.

Practice

1 What does stellen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches stellen?

See also

verbtwo-meanings

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