schleifen conjugation

In English: to grind, to sharpen; to drag

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Verb forms

Partizip II: geschliffen
Präteritum: schliff
Auxiliary: haben

Conjugation (Indikativ)

PRÄSENS ONLY

Präsens

ich schleife

du schleifst

er/sie/es schleift

wir schleifen

ihr schleift

sie/Sie schleifen

Perfekt, Plusquamperfekt and Futur II aren't shown for this word yet: what those tenses need (the auxiliary or a derived form) hasn't been verified for every sense of this verb. Präsens above is independently verified and always correct.

Example sentences

Die Schere ist stumpf geworden. Man muss sie schleifen.

The scissors are blunt. They need to be sharpened.

Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FR

Der Diamant ist perfekt geschliffen.

The cut of the diamond is perfect.

Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FR

Er hat die Messer nicht geschliffen.

He hasn't sharpened the knives.

Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FR

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