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German Word Family

stellen

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stellen word familyRadial map of the stellen word family. Related words: abstellen, anstellen, ausstellen, bestellen, einstellen, feststellen, herstellen, vorstellen, zusammenstellen, die Stelle, die Bestellung, die Einstellung.stellen — to put/placestellento put/placeabstellen — to park; to switch off · ab + stellenabstellento park; to switc…anstellen — to employ, hire · an + stellenanstellento employ, hireausstellen — display / issue · aus + stellenausstellendisplay / issuebestellen — to order · be + stellenbestellento ordereinstellen — to hire, to employ · ein + stelleneinstellento hire, to employfeststellen — determine · fest + stellenfeststellendetermineherstellen — to manufacture / produce · her + stellenherstellento manufacture /…vorstellen — to introduce; to imagine · vor + stellenvorstellento introduce; to…zusammenstellen — compile · zusammen + stellenzusammenstellencompiledie Stelle — position, job · stellen → die Stelledie Stelleposition, jobdie Bestellung — order · bestellen → die Bestellungdie Bestellungorderdie Einstellung — setting / attitude / hiring · einstellen → die Einstellungdie Einstellungsetting / attitud…

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The single highest-value family for B1: bestellen, einstellen, herstellen and vorstellen are core verbs that learners mix up constantly.

Prefixed verbs

  • abstellen Coming soon to park; to switch off B1 Shifted meaning

    ab + stellen

  • anstellen Coming soon to employ, hire B1 Shifted meaning

    an + stellen

  • ausstellen display / issue B1 Shifted meaning

    aus + stellen

  • bestellen to order A1 Not predictable

    be + stellen

  • einstellen to hire, to employ B1 Shifted meaning

    ein + stellen

  • feststellen determine B1 Shifted meaning

    fest + stellen

  • herstellen to manufacture / produce B1 Shifted meaning

    her + stellen

  • vorstellen Coming soon to introduce; to imagine A2 Shifted meaning

    vor + stellen

    Two senses split by the reflexive: ich stelle dich vor is I introduce you, ich stelle mir vor is I imagine.

  • zusammenstellen compile B1

    zusammen + stellen

Derived nouns

  • die Stelle position, job B1 Shifted meaning

    stellen → die Stelle

  • die Bestellung order B1

    bestellen → die Bestellung

  • die Einstellung setting / attitude / hiring B1 Shifted meaning

    einstellen → die Einstellung

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position, job

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