den Vogel abschießen

German edit

Etymology edit

Literally, "to shoot down the bird".

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): [deːn ˈfoːɡl̩ ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]
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Verb edit

den Vogel abschießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schießt den Vogel ab, past tense schoss den Vogel ab, past participle den Vogel abgeschossen, past subjunctive schösse den Vogel ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to take the cake

Conjugation edit