stehlen
to steal
- Past (Präteritum)
- stahl
- Past participle
- gestohlen (haben)
*du stiehlst, er stiehlt*, imperative *stiehl!* *stehlen + Dat + Akk*: *Er stahl mir das Fahrrad.* Distinguish *stehlen* (+ Dat victim) vs *bestehlen* (+ Akk victim). *Stehlen gehen*? no. Noun *der Diebstahl*.
Conjugation
Present
- stiehlt
- present, singular, third-person
- stehle
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- stehlen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- stiehlst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
- stehlt
- indicative, plural, present, second-person
- stehl
- colloquial, first-person, form-of, present, singular
Past
- stahl
- form-of, preterite, singular
- stahlen
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- stahlst
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- stahlt
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- stähle
- past, subjunctive
- stöhle
- past, subjunctive
- stehle
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stehlen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stehlest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stehlet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- stählen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stöhlen
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stählest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stählst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stöhlest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stöhlst
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stählet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stählt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stöhlet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- stöhlt
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gestohlen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gestohlen
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gestohlen
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gestohlen
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gestohlen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gestohlen
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gestohlen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gestohlen
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde stehlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden stehlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest stehlen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet stehlen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde stehlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden stehlen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- stiehl
- imperative, second-person, singular
- stehlt
- imperative, plural, second-person
- stehl
- colloquial, form-of, imperative, singular
Participle
- gestohlen
- participle, past
- stehlend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- stehlen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gestohlen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gestohlen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gestohlen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gestohlen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gestohlen
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gestohlen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gestohlen
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gestohlen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gestohlen
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- stehlen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde stehlen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden stehlen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst stehlen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet stehlen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird stehlen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gestohlen haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gestohlen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gestohlen haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gestohlen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gestohlen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gestohlen haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
Prefixed forms (2)
- bestehlen (inseparable)
to rob (a person)
Er bestahl seine Gäste. — He robbed his guests.
- davonstehlen (separable)
to sneak away
Er stahl sich leise davon. — He sneaked away quietly.