verb
to send
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Means 'to send' (to dispatch, forward). Regular weak verb: Präteritum schickte, past participle geschickt. Auxiliary: haben. Non-reflexive and non-separable. Imperatives: schick (du), schicken (Sie). Common in postal, email contexts. Passive formed with werden (wird geschickt). No irregularities. Perfect: hast geschickt.
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Die Firma schickte das Paket, obwohl der Kunde um Rückruf gebeten hatte, damit es am Montag zugestellt werden konnte.
The company sent the package, although the customer had asked for a callback, so that it could be delivered on Monday.
Ich habe das Paket geschickt.
I sent the package.
Er schickte mir einen Brief.
He sent me a letter.
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Picture putting a letter in an envelope and the word 'schicken' on the stamp.
Sounds like 'chicken' but think 'ship-ken' — sending (ship) something.
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Regular weak verb. Past participle 'geschickt'.