stehle

This is the 11526th most frequent German word.


stehle

"Stehle" is the first-person singular present tense of "stehlen," meaning "I steal."


In this interrogative sentence, 'stehle' is used to pose a question about the act of stealing.

Warum stehle ich eigentlich immer dein Essen?

Why do I actually always steal your food?


Here, 'stehle' is structured as a command or suggestion not to metaphorically steal focus or attention.

Du stehle nicht die Show, lass andere auch sprechen.

Don’t steal the show, let others speak too.


Here, 'stehle' is used in the first person singular present tense meaning 'to steal'.

Ich stehle ein Buch aus der Bibliothek.

I steal a book from the library.