No. 11,526 in German
stehle
"Stehle" is the first-person singular present tense of "stehlen," meaning "I steal."
In a sentence
Ich stehle ein Buch aus der Bibliothek.
I steal a book from the library.
Here, 'stehle' is used in the first person singular present tense meaning 'to steal'.
Warum stehle ich eigentlich immer dein Essen?
Why do I actually always steal your food?
In this interrogative sentence, 'stehle' is used to pose a question about the act of stealing.
Du stehle nicht die Show, lass andere auch sprechen.
Don’t steal the show, let others speak too.
Here, 'stehle' is structured as a command or suggestion not to metaphorically steal focus or attention.
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