Vocabulary
streiken
/ˈʃtʁaɪ̯kn̩/· verb
to strike, to be on strike; (colloquial) to stop working
The train drivers streiken — and my laptop streikt too.
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Conjugation
- ich
- streike
- du
- streikst
- er/sie/es
- streikt
- wir
- streiken
- ihr
- streikt
- sie/Sie
- streiken
Perfekt hat gestreiktPräteritum streikte
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Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
streiken
to go on strike
Die Lokführer streiken für mehr Lohn.
The train drivers are striking for higher pay.
Word family
streikender Streikstrikeder Warnstreikwarning strikebestreikento take strike action against (a company)
Common combinations
- für mehr Lohn streikento strike for higher pay
- bei der Bahn streikento strike at the railway
- der Drucker streiktthe printer isn't working
Real examples
- Heute streiken die Busfahrer.The bus drivers are on strike today.
- Wenn die Bahn nicht gestreikt hätte, wäre ich pünktlich gewesen.If the railway hadn't been on strike, I'd have been on time.
- Mein Handy streikt — der Akku ist leer.My phone has given up — the battery's dead.
