stecken
to stick, put in, be stuck
- Past (Präteritum)
- steckte
- Past participle
- gesteckt (haben)
Location vs placement like *liegen/legen*: *Der Schlüssel steckt in der Tür* (location) vs *Steck den Schlüssel ein* (placement). Illness: *sich anstecken*. *Dahinter steckt mehr.*
Conjugation
Present
- steckt
- present, singular, third-person
- stecke
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- stecken
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- steckst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- steck
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- steckte
- past
- stak
- archaic, past
- steckten
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- staken
- archaic, first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- stecktest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- stakst
- archaic, indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- stecktet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
- stakt
- archaic, indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- steckte
- past, subjunctive
- stäke
- archaic, past, subjunctive
- stecke
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stecken
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- steckest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stecket
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- steckten
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stäken
- archaic, first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stecktest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stäkest
- archaic, formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stäkst
- archaic, formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stecktet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stäket
- archaic, formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stäkt
- archaic, formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gesteckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gesteckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gesteckt
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gesteckt
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gesteckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gesteckt
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gesteckt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gesteckt
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde stecken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden stecken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest stecken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet stecken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde stecken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden stecken
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest stecken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet stecken
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- steck
- imperative, second-person, singular
- stecke
- imperative, second-person, singular
- steckt
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gesteckt
- participle, past
- steckend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- stecken
- infinitive
Other
- Stecken
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
- habe gesteckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gesteckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gesteckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gesteckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gesteckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gesteckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gesteckt
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gesteckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gesteckt
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- stecken werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde stecken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden stecken
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst stecken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet stecken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird stecken
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gesteckt haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gesteckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gesteckt haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gesteckt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gesteckt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gesteckt haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (6)
- abstecken (separable)
to mark out
Steck das Gelände bitte ab. — Please mark out the area.
- anstecken (separable)
to pin on; to infect
Du hast mich angesteckt. — You infected me.
- aufstecken (separable)
to put up (hair)
Steck deine Haare bitte auf. — Please put your hair up.
- einstecken (separable)
to pocket; to take (a blow)
Steck das Geld bitte ein. — Please pocket the money.
- feststecken (separable)
to be stuck
Wir stecken im Stau fest. — We're stuck in traffic.
- verstecken (inseparable)
to hide
Versteck dich gut. — Hide well.