klauen
A2#1,079Hear it
verb
- to steal
Forms
Present
| I | klaue |
|---|---|
| you | klaust |
| he, she, it | klaut |
| we | klauen |
| you (plural) | klaut |
| they | klauen |
Preterite
| I | klaute |
|---|---|
| you | klautest |
| he, she, it | klaute |
| we | klauten |
| you (plural) | klautet |
| they | klauten |
Subjunctive I
| I | klaue |
|---|---|
| you | klauest |
| he, she, it | klaue |
| we | klauen |
| you (plural) | klauet |
| they | klauen |
Subjunctive II
| I | klaute |
|---|---|
| you | klautest |
| he, she, it | klaute |
| we | klauten |
| you (plural) | klautet |
| they | klauten |
Imperative
| you | klau / klaue |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | klaut |
Other forms
| infinitive | klauen |
|---|---|
| past participle | geklaut |
| present participle | klauend |
Used in the library
- Die sind frech. Die klauen alles.They're cheeky. They pinch everything.A1Ein Fischbrötchen, bitte — A Fish Roll, Please
- Jemand hat mein Fahrrad geklaut und ist sofort abgehauen.Someone pinched my bike and cleared off straight away.A2Noch einmal, bitte (1) — Once more, please (1) (A2)
- „Jemand hat mein Fahrrad geklaut!", ruft Ben vor dem Hotel."Someone has nicked my bike!" Ben shouts outside the hotel.A2Ein Wochenende auf der Insel — A weekend on the island (A2)
- „Irgendjemand hat das Geld geklaut", sagt er, „und die Tür war geschlossen.""Somebody has pinched the money," he says, "and the door was locked."A2Der Verein steigt auf — The club goes up (A2)
Other ways to say it
- abstaubento dust (to wipe away dust); to scrounge; to win (a prize in a contest); to score
- fladernto steal
- mitgehen lassento steal, to pilfer (especially while being some place for some other purpose); to take (something) (possibly because one forgets to put it back)
- mopsento be bored; to steal (something of low value)
- stehlento steal; to skulk, to move secretly
- stibitzento scrounge, to pilfer, to snatch (often something of little value)