Vocabulary
schildern
/ˈʃɪldɐn/· verb
to describe, depict, give an account of
Schildern — witnesses schildern an accident to the police, patients schildern their symptoms, a book schildert a life; in exam tasks: Schildern Sie Ihre Erfahrungen.
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Conjugation
- ich
- schildere
- du
- schilderst
- er/sie/es
- schildert
- wir
- schildern
- ihr
- schildert
- sie/Sie
- schildern
Perfekt hat geschildertPräteritum schilderte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
schildern
to describe, give an account of
Der Zeuge schilderte der Polizei genau, was er gesehen hatte.
The witness gave the police a detailed account of what he had seen.
Word family
schilderndie Schilderungdescription, accountdie Lageschilderungdescription of the situationdie Unfallschilderungaccount of an accident
Common combinations
- den Ablauf schildernto describe the course of events
- etwas ausführlich schildernto describe something in detail
- seine Eindrücke schildernto describe one's impressions
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
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Common learner mistakes
- Er schilderte über den Unfall.Er schilderte den Unfall.schildern takes a direct object (Accusative), without über, unlike berichten über.
Real examples
- Bitte schildern Sie kurz, wie es zu dem Schaden an Ihrem Auto gekommen ist.Please describe briefly how the damage to your car occurred.
- In ihrem Buch schildert die Autorin, wie sie als Kind die Flucht erlebt hat.In her book the author describes how she experienced fleeing as a child.
- Die Patientin hat ihre Beschwerden so genau geschildert, dass der Arzt schnell eine Diagnose stellen konnte.The patient described her symptoms so precisely that the doctor was quickly able to make a diagnosis.
