stellt

Stellt is the third-person singular present tense form of the German verb stellen, meaning to place, set, or put. It also appears in many compound verbs with prefixes that modify the sense, such as vorstellen (to present or imagine), aufstellen (to erect or to set up), umstellen (to reconfigure or relocate), and einstellen (to hire or to adjust). The exact meaning of stellen in a sentence depends on the object and any prefix used.

Stellen is a regular (weak) verb. In the present tense its full set of forms is ich stelle, du stellst, er/sie/es stellt, wir stellen, ihr stellt, Sie stellen. Therefore, the form stellt occurs for er/sie/es and for ihr. The past forms include Präteritum: stellte, and the perfect: hat gestellt.

Usage examples illustrate the range of meanings:

- Er stellt den Stuhl in die Ecke. (He places the chair in the corner.)

- Sie stellt eine Frage. (She asks/poses a question.)

- Er stellt sich vor. (He introduces himself.)

- Stellt euch vor, ihr gewinnt. (Imagine that you all win.)

Common expressions with stellen show its versatility: eine Frage stellen (to ask a question), eine Aufgabe stellen (to assign a task), sich vorstellen (to introduce oneself or to imagine), aufstellen (to set up), and umstellen (to relocate or rearrange). The verb is foundational in everyday German and features prominently in both plain statements and idiomatic phrases.