verb
to park
B1
parkieren means to park (a vehicle). It’s a regular weak verb: Präsens parkiert, Perfekt haben + parkiert. Non‑reflexive, uses auxiliary haben. Not separable and not modal. Participle: parkiert. Austrian/German variant; in many regions 'parken' is more common. Use normal conjugation.
Examples
Ich habe mein Auto geparkiert.
I parked my car.
Der Busfahrer parkierte den Wagen rechts, bevor der Verkehr dichter wurde.
The bus driver parked the vehicle on the right before the traffic became heavier.
Er parkierte sein Fahrrad.
He parked his bicycle.
Details
Mnemonics
picture pulling into a parking space and saying 'I parkiere here'
sounds like 'park here' — parkieren = to park
N/A
Notes
parkieren is commonly used in Swiss and Austrian German; in standard German 'parken' is more common. Use in regional contexts accordingly. Formal imperative ('Sie') is marked 'not applicable' in the conjugation table because conjugation values must not include personal pronouns; the formal imperative requires the pronoun 'Sie'.