verb
to distribute, to hand out
B1
Means to distribute or to hand out. Commonly used with a direct object (etwas verteilen) and optionally with recipients: an jemanden/unter jemanden verteilen or jemandem etwas verteilen. Uses haben as auxiliary; regular (weak) verb: Perfekt verteilt. Not separable. Passive forms are common (wird verteilt).
Examples
Die Freiwilligen verteilten die Flyer, nachdem die Organisatoren die Route festgelegt hatten.
The volunteers distributed the flyers after the organizers had established the route.
Ich habe die Flyer verteilt.
I've handed out the flyers.
Ich verteile die Karten.
I'm dealing the cards.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a person spreading flyers evenly across a table to remember 'verteilen'.
Sounds like 'ver-tile-en' — imagine tiling things out across a surface to distribute them.
Notes
Regular weak verb. Common in contexts of sharing, logistics, and handing out physical items. Uses 'haben' in compound tenses.