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ziehen to pull; to drag; to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff

ziehen is the #242 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to pull; to drag; to draw (e.g. a weapon); to extract; to puff” and is pronounced /ˈt͡siːən/.

#242frequency rank
0.03%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of ziehen

FormWhat it isMeaning
ziehthe/she · presenthe/she pulls
zogpastpulled
gezogenpast participlepulled
zögesubjunctive pastpulled
habenauxiliary verb
seinauxiliary verb
zieheninfinitiveto pull
ziehend-ing formpulling
zieheI · presentI pull
ziehenwe · presentwe pull
zieheI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I pull
ziehenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we pull
ziehstyou · presentyou pull
ziehtyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) pull
ziehestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you pull
ziehetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) pull
ziehenthey · presentthey pull
ziehehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she pull
ziehenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they pull
zogI · pastI pulled
zogenwe · pastwe pulled
zögeI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would pull
zögenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would pull
zogstyou · pastyou pulled
zogtyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) pulled
zögestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would pull
zögstyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would pull
zögetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would pull
zögtyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would pull
zoghe/she · pasthe/she pulled
zogenthey · pastthey pulled
zögehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would pull
zögenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would pull
ziehyou · commandpull!
zieheyou · commandpull!
ziehtyou (pl.) · commandpull! (to several)

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