Before you start
Meet entziehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to revoke (a right or permission)
- (transitive) to withdraw (to remove, stop providing)
- (transitive) to extract (to withdraw by a mechanical or chemical process)
- (reflexive) to shirk, escape, avoid (one's responsibilities, the consequences of one's actions, etc.)
Forms
How entziehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | entziehe | entzog |
| du | entziehst | entzogst |
| er/sie/es | entzieht | entzog |
| wir | entziehen | entzogen |
| ihr | entzieht | entzogt |
| Sie | entziehen | entzogen |
Partizip II entzogen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich entziehe dem Kind das Handy.I take the phone away from the child.present tense, main clause
- 2Die Mutter hat ihm das Geld entzogen.The mother took the money away from him.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er will sich der Arbeit entziehen.He wants to avoid the work.reflexive verb with modal