Noun
die Stelle
Pronunciation: /ˈʃtɛlə/
location, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise unmarked)
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plural Stellen
Meanings
Noun
- location, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise unmarked)
- spot (specific location on skin or another surface, often featuring damage or a different property)
- spot, part, bit (brief section of a book, movie, piece of music, etc., typically encompassing a few seconds or lines at most)
- point (situation or status reached by a certain amount of progress through an endeavor)
Example sentence
An dieser Stelle stand früher ein Baum.
A tree used to stand at this spot.
Word forms
singular
die Stelle
plural
die Stellen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Stelle
Accusativedie Stelle
Dativeder Stelle
Genitiveder Stelle
Plural
Nominativedie Stellen
Accusativedie Stellen
Dativeden Stellen
Genitiveder Stellen
Usage
- an dieser Stelle — at this spot; dative
- eine Stelle suchen — look for a job; another common sense
An dieser Stelle ist der Weg besonders schmal.
The path is particularly narrow at this point.