stehlen
A1#598Hear it
verb
- to steal
- to skulk, to move secretly
Forms
Present
| I | stehle |
|---|---|
| you | stiehlst |
| he, she, it | stiehlt |
| we | stehlen |
| you (plural) | stehlt |
| they | stehlen |
Preterite
| I | stahl |
|---|---|
| you | stahlst |
| he, she, it | stahl |
| we | stahlen |
| you (plural) | stahlt |
| they | stahlen |
Subjunctive I
| I | stehle |
|---|---|
| you | stehlest |
| he, she, it | stehle |
| we | stehlen |
| you (plural) | stehlet |
| they | stehlen |
Subjunctive II
| I | stähle / stöhle |
|---|---|
| you | stählest / stählst / stöhlest / stöhlst |
| he, she, it | stähle / stöhle |
| we | stählen / stöhlen |
| you (plural) | stählet / stählt / stöhlet / stöhlt |
| they | stählen / stöhlen |
Imperative
| you | stiehl |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | stehlt |
Other forms
| infinitive | stehlen |
|---|---|
| past participle | gestohlen |
| present participle | stehlend |
Used in the library
- Dreh dich um! Jemand stiehlt dein Fahrrad.Turn round! Someone is stealing your bike.A1Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (A1)
- Genau. Die Burschen aus Oberdorf möchten ihn stehlen.Exactly. The lads from Oberdorf want to steal it.A1Die Maibaumwache — Guarding the Maypole
- „Ein Dieb hat eine Tasche gestohlen! Wir müssen ihn aufhalten.""A thief has stolen a bag! We have to stop him."A1Der Dieb im Zug — The thief on the train (A1)
- Trotz allem ist Aydin nicht zufrieden: Wer hat das Gewehr bei Franz gestohlen?Despite everything Aydin isn't satisfied: who stole the rifle from Franz's house?A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
Other ways to say it
- abstaubento dust (to wipe away dust); to scrounge; to win (a prize in a contest); to score
- entwendento steal
- fladernto steal
- flauchento steal
- klauento 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)
- raubento rob, to steal (criminal act); to rob, to deprive