No. 1,983 in Swedish
stjäla
To steal.
In a sentence
Han försökte stjäla en bok från biblioteket.
He tried to steal a book from the library.
In this sentence, 'stjäla' means to unlawfully take something that does not belong to oneself, emphasizing the act of theft.
Hon sade att någon hade stulit hennes mobiltelefon.
She said that someone had stolen her mobile phone.
Here, 'stjäla' is used in its past participle form 'stulit', indicating that an act of theft has already occurred.
Jag gillar inte att stjäla all uppmärksamhet från andra.
I don't like to steal all the attention from others.
In this usage, 'stjäla' is metaphorical, referring to drawing undue focus or attention from others, rather than physically taking.
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