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Illustration of the A2 German word “umziehen”, which translates to “to move (house)”. Pip, a small round-faced child with an enormous mop of curly dark hair and denim dungarees, cheerfully carries a huge stack of cardboard moving-boxes taller than himself, a little lamp and a potted plant balanced on top.
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umziehen

to move (house)

/ˈʊmˌt͡siːən/

Conjugation

Principal parts

umziehen, zog um, ist umgezogen

ich ziehe um
du ziehst um
er/sie/es zieht um
wir ziehen um
ihr zieht um
sie/Sie ziehen um

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Examples — umziehen in a sentence

Wir wollen nächsten Monat umziehen.

We want to move next month.

Wann bist du in diese Stadt umgezogen?

When did you move to this city?

How to remember it

UMZIEHEN sounds like 'oom-tsee-hen'. Imagine a tiny 'room-see-hen' (a chicken) helping you MOVE HOUSE by pecking at boxe

Word family

ziehen family · 12 related words

  • anziehen to get dressed, to put on Shifted meaning
  • ausziehen take off / move out Shifted meaning
  • einziehen to move in Shifted meaning
  • umziehen to move (house) Shifted meaning
  • erziehen raise / educate Not predictable
  • beziehen obtain / refer to / move into Not predictable
  • vorziehen Coming soon to prefer Shifted meaning
  • zurückziehen Coming soon to withdraw, to pull back
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under

Examples

Die Katze liegt unter dem Stuhl.

The cat is lying under the chair.

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Put the book under the pillow.

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landlord

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Unser Vermieter ist sehr nett.

Our landlord is very nice.

Ich muss den Vermieter anrufen.

I need to call the landlord.

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landlady

Examples

Wir haben mit der Vermieterin über die Miete gesprochen.

We spoke with the landlady about the rent.

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Our landlady is very nice and helpful.

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/foːɐ̯/

in front of

Examples

Das Auto steht vor dem Haus.

The car is in front of the house.

Er stellte seinen Koffer vor die Tür.

He put his suitcase in front of the door.

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Illustration of the A2 German word “die Vorspeise”, which translates to “starter”. A tiny appetizer platter levitating above the main table, glowing with warmth, with stars dancing like sprinkles on top of a single olive.
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/ˈfoːɐ̯ˌʃpaɪ̯zə/

starter

Examples

Was möchten Sie als Vorspeise bestellen?

What would you like to order as a starter?

Die Vorspeise war wirklich sehr lecker und frisch.

The starter was really very delicious and fresh.

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die Wand

/vant/

wall

Examples

Die Wand in meinem Zimmer ist blau gestrichen.

The wall in my room is painted blue.

Hänge das Bild bitte an die Wand.

Please hang the picture on the wall.

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