verb
to shoot, to fire
B1
schießen primarily means to shoot or to fire. It’s a strong, irregular verb (stem change ie→o: schießt — schoss) with participle geschossen. Uses haben for perfect tenses. Not reflexive. Common collocation: schießen auf (to shoot at). Also used in sports (ein Tor schießen) and colloquially for taking photos.
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Der Stürmer schoss das Tor, weil der Verteidiger einen Fehler machte.
The striker scored the goal because the defender made a mistake.
Er schoss, als der Eindringling das Haus betrat.
He fired when the intruder entered the house.
Er hat ein Tor geschossen.
He scored a goal.
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Picture someone aiming and firing — the verb 'schießen' is linked to that image.
Pronounced like English 'shee-sen' — think 'she sees' to recall 'schießen'.
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schießen is a strong (irregular) verb: schießen — schoss — geschossen. It commonly takes 'haben' as auxiliary. It can be used for sports (shooting) and for firearms; context matters (sports vs. dangerous use).