eine Briefmarke aufkleben

to put a stamp on

Türkçe: pul yapıştırmak

Not eine Briefmarke stellen

English says to put, so stellen is the verb that comes to mind. German does not take it here. Briefmarke goes with aufkleben, and the pairing is fixed — it is not a rule you can work out, only one you can learn.

Noun

die Briefmarke f.

Verb

aufkleben

Topic

Gesellschaft und Leben

Register

Neutral register

In a sentence

Which form of aufkleben fills the gap?

Vergiss nicht, eine Briefmarke auf den Umschlag ____, bevor du ihn einwirfst.

How it is used

Means 'to stick a stamp on a letter'. Neutral register. Use 'auf' + accusative for the envelope: 'auf den Umschlag'. In speech 'eine Briefmarke draufkleben' is also common.

Other collocations built on aufkleben

• ein Pflaster aufklebento put on a plaster

More from Gesellschaft und Leben

• jdn. in den Schatten stellento outshine someone
• Autorität ausübento exercise authority
• Zeit kostento take time
• jds. Ehre verletzento attack someone's reputation or dignity through insults or slander
• Besuch habento have visitors

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