verb
to pull, to move (e.g., to move house)
A2
Ziehen primarily means 'to pull' and also 'to move' (e.g., to move house). It's a strong, irregular verb (Präteritum zog, Partizip gezogen). Use haben for transitive actions (Er hat das Seil gezogen) but sein when intransitive indicating movement/change of place (Er ist nach Berlin gezogen). Not reflexive.
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Ich ziehe die Tür zu.
I shut the door.
Nächsten Monat ziehen sie in eine neue Wohnung.
Next month they are moving into a new apartment.
Sie ist zu ihrem Freund gezogen.
She moved in with her boyfriend.
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Imagine pulling a heavy cart toward you while saying 'ziehen'
sounds like 'zeen' — picture pulling a rope
not applicable
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Strong verb with stem change: zog (Präteritum), gezogen (Partizip II). Can take either 'haben' or 'sein' as auxiliary depending on transitivity and meaning.