Before you start
Meet ziehen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 8 meanings
- (transitive or intransitive) to pull; to drag [auxiliary haben]
- (transitive) to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff [auxiliary haben]
- (transitive) to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.) [auxiliary haben]
- (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty; there to be a draft (current of air)
- (intransitive) to move; to migrate [auxiliary sein]
- (intransitive) to roam; to head [auxiliary sein]
Forms
How ziehen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | ziehe | zog |
| du | ziehst | zogst |
| er/sie/es | zieht | zog |
| wir | ziehen | zogen |
| ihr | zieht | zogt |
| Sie | ziehen | zogen |
Partizip II gezogen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich ziehe den Tisch ans Fenster.I move the table to the window.Present-tense main clause
- 2Wir haben den Wagen aus dem Schnee gezogen.We pulled the car out of the snow.Perfekt with haben
- 3Du kannst den Koffer ziehen.You can pull the suitcase.After a modal verb
Verb family
Separable verbs built on ziehen
Add a prefix to ziehen and the meaning changes.