verb
to sign
A1
Means 'to sign' (to write one’s signature). Common uses: sign a document or agreement. Strong/irregular verb (Präteritum 'unterschrieb', Perfekt 'unterschrieben'). Non‑reflexive, not separable. Uses haben as auxiliary ('hat unterschrieben'). Imperative: 'Unterschreibe!'. Appears in passive forms ('wurde unterschrieben'). Common in legal and everyday contexts.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.EXAMPLES
Bitte unterschreiben Sie hier.
Please sign here.
Ich unterschreibe den Vertrag.
I'm signing the contract.
Ich habe die Rechnung unterschrieben.
I signed the invoice.
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VOCABULARY.DETAILS.MNEMONICS
Imagine writing your name under a document — that's 'unterschreiben'.
unter- (under) + schreiben (to write) — write under = sign.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Inseparable prefix 'unter-' here; past form is 'unterschrieb', participle 'unterschrieben'. Formal imperative (Sie) is not provided in the conjugation table because the dataset requires that conjugation values must not include personal pronouns; the formal imperative necessarily includes 'Sie', so that specific form is set to 'not applicable' in metadata.