Before you start
Meet schicken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive, ditransitive) to send, to dispatch (a person, letter, money etc. to a destination or a person)
- (reflexive, Southern Germany, uncommon) to hurry
- (reflexive, chiefly in the negative) to be befitting, to be appropriate
- (intransitive, regional) to chew tobacco
Forms
How schicken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schicke | schickte |
| du | schickst | schicktest |
| er/sie/es | schickt | schickte |
| wir | schicken | schickten |
| ihr | schickt | schicktet |
| Sie | schicken | schickten |
Partizip II geschickt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schicke dir heute eine Nachricht.I’m sending you a message today.present main clause
- 2Sie hat das Paket gestern geschickt.She sent the package yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du musst deinen Bruder zum Arzt schicken.You have to send your brother to the doctor.with a modal verb