# die Stelle

die Stelle is a German noun meaning “location”. Forms: der Stelle, die Stellen.

## Forms

- Genitive: der Stelle
- Plural: die Stellen

## In other languages

- Русский: место, местность
- Українська: місце

## Meanings

1. location, spot (specific location in space, relevant in context but typically otherwise unmarked)
   - Ich versuche die Stelle wiederzufinden, wo wir uns das erste Mal getroffen haben. — I'm trying to find the spot where we met for the first time.
2. spot, part, bit (brief section of a book, movie, piece of music, etc., typically encompassing a few seconds or lines at most)
   - Die Stelle in dem Stück gefällt mir besonders. — This part of the piece is one I like in particular.
3. point (situation or status reached by a certain amount of progress through an endeavor)
   - Dann hat es auch noch angefangen zu regnen, und an der Stelle mussten wir die Wanderung abbrechen. — Then, on top of this, it also started to rain, and we had to abort the hike at that point.
4. place, position (position within a certain ordering or ranking)
   - Das Land kommt in dieser Statistik erst an zehnter Stelle. — The country comes in at tenth place in this statistic.
5. position specifically in terms of importance (both of opinions and objective evaluations of influence)
   - Vertrauen steht bei uns an erster Stelle. — Trust is the most important thing to us.
6. synonym of Dezimalstelle
7. position, job (set of tasks or responsibilities meant to be filled by the employment of one person)
   - sich um/auf eine Stelle bewerben — to apply for a position
8. department, office (organizational unit bearing the responsibility for a specific task, particularly in the public sector)
9. digit
   - Die Verkaufspreise sind auf zwei Stellen zu runden.
10. place; passage
   - Kannst du mir mal die genaue Stelle im Text zeigen? An welcher Stelle steht das?

## Examples

- So bewirbt man sich um eine Stelle. — That's how you apply for a job.
- Der Fluss ist tief an dieser Stelle. — The river is deep here.
- Ich an deiner Stelle täte das nicht. — If I were you, I wouldn't do it.
- Was hättest du an ihrer Stelle getan? — What would you have done in her place?
- Das Dach ist an drei Stellen undicht. — The roof leaks in 3 different places.

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