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gestohlen
"Gestohlen" means "stolen" in English.
In a sentence
Der Dieb hat mein Fahrrad gestohlen.
The thief stole my bicycle.
In this sentence, 'gestohlen' is used as the past participle of the verb 'stehlen.' It functions as part of the perfect tense to indicate a completed action of stealing in the past.
Gestern wurde eine wertvolle Gemälde gestohlen.
A valuable painting was stolen yesterday.
Here, 'gestohlen' is used in the passive voice to describe the action that happened to the subject (the painting) without specifying the agent performing the action.
Ich fühle mich, als hätte jemand meine Ideen gestohlen.
I feel like someone has stolen my ideas.
In this example, 'gestohlen' expresses a metaphorical usage of 'steal,' applying the concept of theft to intellectual property or ideas.
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