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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.
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schreiten

to stride

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯tn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

schreiten, schritt, ist geschritten

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

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Examples — schreiten in a sentence

Er schreitet würdevoll voran.

He strides forward with dignity.

Sie schritt durch die Tür.

She strode through the door.

How to remember it

SCHREITEN, 'shry-ten' – like taking big, STRIDING steps, ten feet long!

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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/

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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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Illustration of the A1 German word “sehen”, which translates to “to see”. An owl with comically enormous telescope-eyes peers straight through a brick wall, eyebrows raised at what it spots on the far side.
sehen

/ˈzeːən/

to see

Principal parts

sehen, sah, hat gesehen

ich sehe
du siehst
er/sie/es sieht
wir sehen
ihr seht
sie/Sie sehen

Examples

Ich sehe dich später.

I see you later.

Sie sieht den Film nicht.

She does not see the film.

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Illustration of the B1 German word “sehenswert”, which translates to “worth seeing”. A humble pebble stands on a museum pedestal under a spotlight, and a queue of tourists gasps in awe.
sehenswert

/ˈzeːənsˌveːɐ̯t/

worth seeing

Comparative Forms

Positive sehenswert
Komparativ sehenswerter
Superlativ am sehenswertesten

Examples

Die Altstadt ist sehr sehenswert.

The old town is well worth seeing.

Das Museum ist wirklich sehenswert.

The museum is really worth seeing.

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feminine Schrift — writing / script

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