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schieben

B1

push

English meaning
push
Vocabulary package
Carrying & Moving Things

schieben in a sentence

Leider ist mein Fahrrad kaputtgegangen. Ich musste es nach Hause schieben.

Unfortunately my bicycle broke down. I had to push it home.

Conjugation of schieben

ichschiebe
duschiebst
er/sie/esschiebt
wirschieben
ihrschiebt
sie/Sieschieben
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schob
Perfect
hat geschoben

Word family

schieben is built from eben (just, even). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Words built on schieben:

Where schieben comes from

mittelhochdeutsch „schieben“, althochdeutsch „skioban“, urgermanisch *skeuban- „schieben“. Das Wort ist seit dem 9. Jahrhundert belegt.

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Questions about schieben

How do you conjugate schieben?

Present tense: schiebe, schiebst, schiebt, schieben, schiebt, schieben. Simple past: schob. Perfect: hat geschoben.

What does schieben mean in English?

schieben means "push". For example: "Leider ist mein Fahrrad kaputtgegangen. Ich musste es nach Hause schieben." — "Unfortunately my bicycle broke down. I had to push it home."

What level is schieben in German?

schieben is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the carrying & moving things vocabulary.

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