stechen
to sting or prick
- Past (Präteritum)
- stach
- Past participle
- gestochen (haben)
Strong verb with vowel gradation, taking haben in its standard transitive and intransitive senses. It refers to a piercing action caused by insects, sharp objects, or sharp pain sensations in the body. It is often used figuratively to describe intense, localized physical discomfort or emotional hurt. Do not confuse with stecken, which describes placing or being located somewhere.
Conjugation
Present
- sticht
- present, singular, third-person
- steche
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- stechen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- stichst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- stecht
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- stech
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- stach
- past
- stachen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- stachst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- stacht
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- stäche
- past, subjunctive
- steche
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stechen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stechest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stechet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stächen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stächest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stächst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stächet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stächt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gestochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gestochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gestochen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gestochen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gestochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gestochen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gestochen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gestochen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde stechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden stechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest stechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet stechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde stechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden stechen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest stechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet stechen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gestochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gestochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gestochen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gestochen haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
Imperative
- stich
- imperative, second-person, singular
- stecht
- imperative, plural, second-person
- stech
- colloquial, form-of, imperative, singular
Participle
- gestochen
- participle, past
- stechend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- stechen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gestochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gestochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gestochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gestochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gestochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gestochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gestochen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gestochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gestochen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- stechen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde stechen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden stechen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst stechen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet stechen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird stechen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gestochen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gestochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gestochen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gestochen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gestochen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gestochen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person