Before you start
Meet schalten
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 6 meanings
- (ambitransitive or reflexive) to switch
- (intransitive) to shift gears
- (transitive, engineering, electricity) to connect
- (transitive, marketing, media) to issue, run, post an advertisement
- (intransitive, colloquial) to be on the ball (to be quick to understand and react to something sudden and/or unexpected)
- (intransitive, dated or literary) to reign, to rule, to command
Forms
How schalten changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schalte | schaltete |
| du | schaltest | schaltetest |
| er/sie/es | schaltet | schaltete |
| wir | schalten | schalteten |
| ihr | schaltet | schaltetet |
| Sie | schalten | schalteten |
Partizip II geschaltet · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Ampel schaltet auf Rot.The traffic light changes to red.traffic light changes
- 2Er hat schnell in den zweiten Gang geschaltet.He quickly shifted into second gear.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich bleibe hier, wenn du den Gang schaltest.I’ll stay here if you shift gears.verb at the end after wenn
Verb family
Separable verbs built on schalten
Add a prefix to schalten and the meaning changes.