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Illustration of the A1 German word “schnell”, which translates to “fast”. A cheetah on roller skates blurs past a shocked tortoise, leaving a trail of wind-flattened daisies.
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schnell

fast

/ʃnɛl/

Forms

Comparative Forms

Positive schnell
Komparativ schneller
Superlativ am schnellsten

Examples — schnell in a sentence

Mein neues Auto ist sehr schnell.

My new car is very fast.

Er lernt schnell Deutsch für seine Arbeit.

He learns German fast for his work.

How to remember it

SCHNELL sounds like 'shell' (of a bullet) – imagine a bullet shell flying incredibly fast!

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Illustration of the A2 German word “schreien”, which translates to “to scream”. A tiny mouse opens its mouth impossibly wide in a thunderous scream, the blast flattening its own whiskers and bending the grass and flowers flat all around it.
schreien

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən/

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to scream

Principal parts

schreien, schrie, hat geschrien

ich schreie
du schreist
er/sie/es schreit
wir schreien
ihr schreit
sie/Sie schreien

Examples

Das Kind schreit laut.

The child screams loudly.

Er schrie vor Freude.

He shouted for joy.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “schreiten”, which translates to “to stride”. Close-up of a colossal clockwork knight taking one huge stride across a desert, sand rippling into dunes under its foot, the striding knight filling the frame.
schreiten

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩/

to stride

Principal parts

schreiten, schritt, ist geschritten

ich schreite
du schreitest
er/sie/es schreitet
wir schreiten
ihr schreitet
sie/Sie schreiten

Examples

Er schreitet würdevoll voran.

He strides forward with dignity.

Sie schritt durch die Tür.

She strode through the door.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “die Schrift”, which translates to “writing / script”. Elegant handwriting flows off a quill and coils into a decorative iron gate, letters as scrollwork.
die Schrift

/ʃʁɪft/

writing / script

Examples

Deine Schrift ist schwer zu lesen.

Your handwriting is hard to read.

Das Buch ist in alter Schrift gedruckt.

The book is printed in an old script.

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Illustration of the A1 German word “die Schule”, which translates to “school”. A school building with books flying out like birds
die Schule

/ˈʃuːlə/

school

Examples

Gehst du jeden Tag zur Schule?

Do you go to school every day?

Meine Kinder lieben die Schule.

My children love school.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “schwinden”, which translates to “to disappear”. Close-up of a rabbit watching a huge glowing sandcastle dissolve into bright drifting motes of light that thin and vanish into the air, the fading frozen mid-dwindle.
schwinden

/ˈʃvɪndn̩/

to disappear

Principal parts

schwinden, schwand, ist geschwunden

ich schwinde
du schwindest
er/sie/es schwindet
wir schwinden
ihr schwindet
sie/Sie schwinden

Examples

Die Hoffnung schwindet.

Hope is fading.

Die Erinnerung schwand allmählich.

The memory gradually faded.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “schwören”, which translates to “to swear”. Close-up of a badger raising one solemn paw over a huge glowing oath-book, a bright ring of shining light rising from the pages around its earnest vowing gesture.
schwören

/ˈʃvøːʁən/

to swear

Principal parts

schwören, schwor, hat geschworen

ich schwöre
du schwörst
er/sie/es schwört
wir schwören
ihr schwört
sie/Sie schwören

Examples

Er schwört, die Wahrheit zu sagen.

He swears to tell the truth.

Sie schwor Rache.

She swore revenge.

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