darstellen
German, verb/ˈdaːʁˌʃtɛlən/
darstellen is a German verb meaning “to depict; represent” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden, etwas in einer Nachbildung (zum Beispiel in einem Bild) wiedergeben”.
What does darstellen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to depict; represent
- 2
to personate
- 3
to pose
- 4
to show
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden, etwas in einer Nachbildung (zum Beispiel in einem Bild) wiedergeben 2. die Rolle von jemandem, etwas spielen 3. einen Sachverhalt sprachlich wiedergeben, formulieren 4. etwas sein, mit etwas gleichzusetzen sein
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of darstellen
- stellt dar present singular third-person
- stellte dar past
- dargestellt participle past
- haben auxiliary
- darstellend participle present
- darzustellen infinitive infinitive-zu
- stelle dar first-person indicative present
- stellen dar first-person indicative plural
- stellst dar indicative present second-person
- stellest dar second-person singular subjunctive
- stellet dar plural second-person subjunctive
- stellten dar first-person indicative plural
- stelltest dar indicative preterite second-person
- stelltet dar indicative plural preterite
- stell dar! imperative singular
- stelle dar! imperative singular
- stellt dar! imperative plural
- dargestellt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce darstellen?
- /ˈdaːʁˌʃtɛlən/
- [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛln]
- [ˈdaːɐ̯ˌʃtɛlən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to darstellen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is darstellen in German?
darstellen appears 25 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).