Before you start
Meet scheiden
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (transitive, dated, literary) to separate
- (intransitive or reflexive, dated, literary) to leave one another; to part; to be separated; to be divided
- (transitive) to dissolve (a marriage); to divorce (a couple)
- (transitive, with lassen) to have (a marriage) dissolved
- (reflexive, with lassen) to divorce (one's spouse); to get a divorce (from one's spouse)
Forms
How scheiden changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | scheide | schied |
| du | scheidest | schiedest |
| er/sie/es | scheidet | schied |
| wir | scheiden | schieden |
| ihr | scheidet | schiedet |
| Sie | scheiden | schieden |
Partizip II geschieden · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Hier scheiden sich unsere Wege.Our paths part here.reflexive use
- 2Sie haben sich scheiden lassen.They got divorced.Perfekt with lassen
- 3Man kann Wasser und Öl nicht scheiden.You cannot separate water and oil.with a modal verb
Verb family
Separable verbs built on scheiden
Add a prefix to scheiden and the meaning changes.