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Meet stürzen

Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.

All 7 meanings

  1. (intransitive) to fall down, to drop, to tumble [auxiliary sein]
  2. (intransitive) to dash, to rush, to sprint to something [auxiliary sein]
  3. (intransitive) to drop off steeply [auxiliary sein]
  4. (transitive) to throw, to hurl [auxiliary haben]
  5. (transitive) to upturn [auxiliary haben]
  6. (transitive) to overthrow, to oust, to dethrone [auxiliary haben]
Forms

How stürzen changes

PronounPräsensPräteritum
ichstürzestürzte
dustürztstürztest
er/sie/esstürztstürzte
wirstürzenstürzten
ihrstürztstürztet
Siestürzenstürzten

Partizip II gestürzt · Perfekt with sein

Three examples

  1. 1
    Das Kind stürzt vom Fahrrad.The child falls off the bike.falling off a bike
  2. 2
    Er ist auf der Treppe gestürzt.He fell on the stairs.Perfekt with sein
  3. 3
    Sie kann beim Laufen stürzen.She can fall while running.with a modal verb

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