ins Regal stellen

to put something on the shelf

Türkçe: bir şeyi rafa koymak

Noun

das Regal n.

Verb

stellen

Topic

Alltag und Redewendungen

Register

Neutral register

Watch out. Common mistake: learners miss the figurative meaning.

In a sentence

Which form of stellen fills the gap?

Die Bibliothekarin ____ 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

All 45 collocations built on stellen

More from Alltag und Redewendungen

• die Ware umtauschento exchange the goods
• ans Licht kommento come to light
• Appetit haben auf+Akk.to feel like eating sth.
• den Schleier lüftento lift the veil
• am seidenen Faden hängento hang by a thread

All collocations in Alltag und Redewendungen