Before you start
Meet steuern
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- (transitive) to steer, to navigate, to pilot, to operate, to control
- (transitive) to govern, to direct, to head; to control
- (reflexive, obsolete) [with auf (+ accusative)] to use something or someone for support
- (transitive, archaic outside Switzerland) to pay a tax
- (transitive, archaic) to levy from, to tax
- (obsolete) [with dative] to contravene, to withsit
Forms
How steuern changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | steuere | steuerte |
| du | steuerst | steuertest |
| er/sie/es | steuert | steuerte |
| wir | steuern | steuerten |
| ihr | steuert | steuertet |
| Sie | steuern | steuerten |
Partizip II gesteuert · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich steuere das Auto.I steer the car.present tense
- 2Wir haben das Boot gesteuert.We steered the boat.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er bleibt ruhig, wenn er das Auto steuert.He stays calm when he steers the car.verb at the end after wenn