ins Regal stellen

to put something on the shelf

Türkçe: rafa kaldırmak

Noun

Regal n.

Verb

stellen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

In a sentence

Die Bibliothekarin stellt das neue Buch ins Regal zurück.

How it is used

Means 'to put something on the shelf' literally or figuratively (postpone). Neutral register. Use at home for storing items or at work for shelving a project. Common mistake: learners miss the figurative meaning.

Other collocations built on stellen

• (sich) ins Abseits stellento isolate oneself
• etw. in Abrede stellento deny/dispute a claim
• Anforderungen stellen an+Akk.to set requirements or expectations for others
• eine Anfrage stellento formally ask for information or a quote
• Ansprüche stellen an+Akk.to make demands/set requirements on someone/something
• den / einen Antrag stellen auf+Akk.to submit an application/motion for something
• jdm. etw. in Aussicht stellento promise someone something
• eine Bedingung stellento set a condition