In modern Swedish, verbs are not conjugated in person or number; the same verb form is used for all persons in singular and plural.
All Forms
| Infinitive | stjäla |
| Present | stjäler; stjäl |
| Past | stal |
| Imperative | stjäla |
| Supine | stulit |
Verbs similar to 'stjäla'
spjäla,
stjälpa,
tjäla,
bestjäla,
sejla,
skjula,
spjälka,
spjälla,
städa,
stajla,
Translations
abstract, to steal
boost, to steal
filch, to steal
lift, to steal
pickpocket, to steal
pinch, to steal
secrete, to steal
snatch, to steal
steal, to steal
thieve, commit theft
swipe, to snatch
purloin, To convert the property of another
purloin, To commit theft; to thieve
steal, to illegally take possession of
Synonyms & Antonyms
Synonyms
- ta
- taga, snatta, knycka, sno, nalla, palla, norpa, roffa, tjuva, tillgripa, plundra, röva
Additional Information
Etymology
1. fsv. stiäla, stäla, stiälas, dep., motsv. fd. stælæ, stialæ, stiælæ (d. stjæle), fvn., nor. dial. stela, got.
stilan, fsax.
stelan (mlt. stelen), ffris. stela, mnl. stelen (nl. stelen), fht. stelan (t. stehlen), feng.
stelan (eng. steal); av ovisst urspr. — Jfr FÖR-STULEN, STÖLD References:
1
2. Etymology tree
3. Proto-Germanic *stelaną
4. Old Norse stela
5. Old Swedish stiæla
6. Swedish stjäla
7. Inherited from Old Swedish stiæla, from Old Norse stela, from Proto-Germanic *stelaną.
Verbs referencing "stjäla"
English
steal.
Until the beginning of the 20th century, Swedish verbs had distinct forms for singular and plural. The forms below
show the verb conjugated in all moods, tenses, numbers, and persons.