stellen
Translation
puts, places, sets, asks
Examples
Er stellt das Glas auf den Tisch.
He puts the glass on the table.
Sie stellt eine wichtige Frage.
She asks an important question.
Ihr stellt den Wecker auf 7 Uhr.
You (pl.) set the alarm for 7 o'clock.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) ((somewhere)) to put/place sth. somewhere He puts the book on the shelf.
((sb.)) ((sth.)) to ask sb. sth. (a question) She asks the teacher a question.
Similar Words
Synonyms: legen, setzen; Antonyms: nehmen
Etymology
From Old High German 'stellen' (to set up), related to 'Stelle' (place, position).
Memory Tips
'stellt' is a conjugation of 'stellen'. Imagine someone carefully 'still'-ing an object to 'set' it down.