schützen
German
editEtymology
editFrom late Middle High German schützen (“to protect”, literally “to dam up, contain”), either from the root of schießen (“to shoot (advance a barrier)”) or schütten (“to pour (pile up a protective wall)”). Cognate with English shut.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editschützen (weak, third-person singular present schützt, past tense schützte, past participle geschützt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to defend; to protect; to shelter; to guard
- Die Götter schützen die guten Leute.
- Gods protect good people.
- 2010, Der Spiegel[1], number 27/2010, page 32:
- Von den Leibwächtern wird erwartet, dass sie die Politiker mit ihrem Körper schützen.
- Bodyguards are expected to protect the politicians with their bodies.
- (transitive) to cover
- (reflexive) to protect oneself
Conjugation
editinfinitive | schützen | ||||
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present participle | schützend | ||||
past participle | geschützt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schütze | wir schützen | i | ich schütze | wir schützen |
du schützt | ihr schützt | du schützest | ihr schützet | ||
er schützt | sie schützen | er schütze | sie schützen | ||
preterite | ich schützte | wir schützten | ii | ich schützte1 | wir schützten1 |
du schütztest | ihr schütztet | du schütztest1 | ihr schütztet1 | ||
er schützte | sie schützten | er schützte1 | sie schützten1 | ||
imperative | schütz (du) schütze (du) |
schützt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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