Before you start
Meet stoßen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 7 meanings
- (transitive) to push; to shove; to thrust [auxiliary haben]
- (transitive or reflexive) to bump; to knock; to strike; to hurt [auxiliary haben]
- (reflexive, figuratively) to take exception [with an (+ dative) ‘to something’] [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive) to jolt; to kick; to thrust [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive) to bump, to knock [with an or gegen (+ accusative) ‘into/against something’] [auxiliary sein]
- (intransitive) to come across, to happen upon, to stumble [with auf (+ accusative) ‘across/upon something’] [auxiliary sein]
Forms
How stoßen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | stoße | stieß |
| du | stößt | stießest |
| er/sie/es | stößt | stieß |
| wir | stoßen | stießen |
| ihr | stoßt | stießt |
| Sie | stoßen | stießen |
Partizip II gestoßen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich stoße den Ball ins Tor.I kick the ball into the goal.push or kick something
- 2Er hat mich aus Versehen gestoßen.He bumped into me by accident.Perfekt with haben
- 3Pass auf, dass du nicht gegen irgendetwas stößt!Be careful not to bump into anything!verb at the end after dass