German Word Family

ziehen

Learn ziehen once, then see how related verbs, nouns, and compounds are built from the same root.

What to watch for

A high-value shift family, and the noun stems change visibly: ziehen gives Umzug, Erziehung, Beziehung and Bezug.

Prefixed verbs

  • anziehen to get dressed, to put on A1 Shifted meaning

    an + ziehen

  • ausziehen take off / move out A2 Shifted meaning

    aus + ziehen

  • einziehen to move in A2 Shifted meaning

    ein + ziehen

  • umziehen to move (house) A2 Shifted meaning

    um + ziehen

  • erziehen raise / educate B1 Not predictable

    er + ziehen

  • beziehen obtain / refer to / move into B1 Not predictable

    be + ziehen

  • vorziehen Coming soon to prefer B1 Shifted meaning

    vor + ziehen

  • zurückziehen Coming soon to withdraw, to pull back B1

    zurück + ziehen

Derived nouns

  • der Umzug move A2

    umziehen → der Umzug

  • die Erziehung upbringing / education B1

    erziehen → die Erziehung

  • die Beziehung relationship A2 Not predictable

    beziehen → die Beziehung

  • der Bezug reference / relation B1 Shifted meaning

    beziehen → der Bezug

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