verb
to share, to divide
A2
teilen is a regular weak verb meaning to share (give part to others) or to divide/split. Uses auxiliary haben; past participle geteilt. It’s transitive: etwas mit jemandem teilen (use mit + dative to indicate whom you share with). Non-reflexive; imperative: teile!
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Wir teilen die Torte in sechs Stücke.
We divide the cake into six pieces.
Wir haben die Arbeit geteilt.
We divided the work.
Er teilte sein Spielzeug mit seinem Freund.
He shared his toy with his friend.
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Picture cutting a cake and giving each person a part
think 'tail' — imagine splitting a tail into parts
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Weak (regular) verb. Can be used transitively (share something) or in contexts meaning 'split/divide'.