to steal from
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to steal from
To secretly take something from a person that belongs to them; to make someone the victim of a theft. In contrast to 'stehlen' (to steal), the focus here is on the person who is robbed.
Sie wurde im Gedränge auf dem Markt bestohlen.
She was stolen from in the crowd at the market.
'Bestehlen' (to steal from) is an inseparable verb derived from the verb 'stehlen' (to steal). The prefix 'be-' shifts the focus from the stolen object to the person who becomes the victim of the theft.
Pass auf deine Tasche auf, damit dich niemand bestiehlt.
Watch your bag so that no one steals from you.
With this verb, the person something is stolen from is always the direct object in the accusative. The stolen object is usually not mentioned.
Ein Taschendieb hat den Touristen im Bus bestohlen.
A pickpocket stole from the tourist on the bus.
This verb is very often used in the passive to express that someone became the victim of a theft. The typical formulation is: 'Ich wurde bestohlen.' (I was stolen from / I was robbed.)
Mir wurde meine Brieftasche geklaut, ich wurde also bestohlen.
My wallet was stolen, so I was robbed.
to rob / deprive
Both „berauben“ and „bestehlen“ put the affected person in the foreground. „Berauben“ is used when property is taken by force or through threats. „Bestehlen“, on the other hand, refers to taking something secretly, which the person often does not notice right away.
Der Täter nahm unbemerkt die Geldbörse des Reisenden und bestahl ihn heimlich.
The perpetrator secretly took the traveler's wallet without being noticed and stole from him.
Der Täter bedrohte den Reisenden und beraubte ihn seiner Uhr.
The perpetrator threatened the traveler and robbed him of his watch.
