ziehen
German
Etymology
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From Middle High German ziehen, from Old High German ziohan, from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną, from Proto-Indo-European *dewk- (“to pull, lead”). Cognate with Low German tehn, Gothic 𐍄𐌹𐌿𐌷𐌰𐌽 (tiuhan), Middle Dutch tīen, Old English tēon, Old Norse toga, West Frisian tsjen. Compare obsolete English tee (“to draw, lead, proceed”) and from the same root as English tie.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (transitive or intransitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to pull (e.g., a door handle); to drag
- (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff
- (transitive, auxiliary: “haben”) to draw (a conclusion, lesson, etc.)
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 77:
- Es gilt deshalb, die richtigen Lehren aus der Krise zu ziehen, aus den Fehlern der Vergangenheit zu lernen, um die Zukunft zu sichern.
- Therefore it is necessary to draw the right lessons from the crisis, to learn from the mistakes of the past for securing the future.
- 2010, Der Spiegel, issue 25/2010, page 77:
- (impersonal, intransitive) to be drafty
- Es zieht. ― It’s drafty.
- (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to move; to migrate
- Ich ziehe nach Hamburg, aber mein Bruder zieht in eine andere Stadt.
- I'm moving to Hamburg, but my brother is moving to another city.
- (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to roam; to head
- (reflexive, auxiliary: “haben”) to stretch; to warp
Conjugation
Antonyms
- (pull): drücken
Derived terms
Related terms
- Zug m
Further reading
- “ziehen” in Duden online
Middle High German
Etymology
2=dewkPlease see Module:checkparams for help with this warning.
From Old High German ziohan, from Proto-Germanic *teuhaną. Cognates: see German ziehen.
Verb
ziehen
- to pull
Conjugation
conjugation of ziehen (strong class II)
infinitive | ziehen | ||||
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present participle | ziehende | ||||
past participle | gezogen | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich ziuhe | wir ziehen | i | ich ziehe | wir ziehen |
du ziuhest | ir ziehet | du ziehest | ir ziehet | ||
ër ziuhet | sie ziehent | ër ziehet | sie ziehen | ||
preterite | ich zôch | wir zuhen | ii | ich zühe | wir zühen |
du zühe | ir zuhet | du zühest | ir zühet | ||
ër zôch | sie zuhen | ër zühe | sie zühen | ||
imperative | ziuch (du) | ziehen (wir) | ziehet (ir) |
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