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stellen

put

verb SHTEL-len Common
Body & Health Movement

Also means

set upright

Usage Note

stellen is the weak transitive partner of stehen: you stellen something into an upright position (die Vase auf den Tisch stellen). It also means 'to pose' a question (eine Frage stellen) and powers verbs like vorstellen ('introduce/imagine') and herstellen ('manufacture').

Examples

"Stell die Tassen auf den Tisch."

Natural Translation

Put the cups on the table.

Literal Translation

Put the cups on the table.

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