
treiben is one of the B1 words in the free course — with this picture, the audio, and spaced repetition.
treiben
to drive, do
/ˈtʁaɪ̯bn̩/Conjugation
Principal parts
treiben, trieb, hat getrieben
Practice "treiben"
Examples — treiben in a sentence
Der Wind treibt die Wolken vor sich her.
The wind drives the clouds along.
Er trieb die Herde über die Weide.
He drove the herd across the pasture.
How to remember it
TREIBEN, 'try-ben' – try to drive your car. It drives you too!