Before you start
Meet stecken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive), causative of stecken when intransitive, to stick; to put; to insert; to pin
- (intransitive) to stick; to be stuck
- (intransitive, informal) to be hiding (by location or causally behind something)
- (ditransitive, informal) to inform privily, to intimate
Forms
How stecken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stecke | steckte |
| du | steckst | stecktest |
| er/sie/es | steckt | steckte |
| wir | stecken | steckten |
| ihr | steckt | stecktet |
| Sie | stecken | steckten |
Partizip II gesteckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich stecke den Brief in die Tasche.I put the letter in the bag.present, putting something in
- 2Der Schlüssel hat im Schloss gesteckt.The key was in the lock.Perfekt, being stuck
- 3Der Schlüssel kann im Schloss stecken.The key may be in the lock.modal verb, possible location