Before you start
Meet streichen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive) to stroke
- (transitive) to cancel; to discard; to delete; to strike out; to cross out
- (transitive) to spread; to rub; to apply
- (transitive) to paint
Forms
How streichen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | streiche | strich |
| du | streichst | strichst |
| er/sie/es | streicht | strich |
| wir | streichen | strichen |
| ihr | streicht | stricht |
| Sie | streichen | strichen |
Partizip II gestrichen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich streiche die Wand weiß.I paint the wall white.painting a wall
- 2Wir haben das Konzert gestrichen.We cancelled the concert.Perfekt for cancelling
- 3Sie bleibt hier, weil sie das Wort streicht.She stays here because she crosses out the word.verb at the end after weil