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schützen: protect — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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schützen

protect

to protect someone or something from harm, danger, or damage

IPA/ˈʃʏtsn̩/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

to protect someone or something from harm, danger, or damage

Die Jacke schützt dich vor Wind und Regen.

Wir müssen persönliche Daten besser schützen.

Ein guter Helm schützt den Kopf bei einem Sturz.

Use jemanden/etwas vor + dative schützen to name the danger: vor Regen schützen.

The person or thing protected is in the accusative; the danger can follow vor + dative.

Choose one answer.

Which phrase means 'protect from rain'?

infinitive: schützen
third person present: schützt
preterite: schützte
Past participle: geschützt
auxiliary: haben
Separable: No
prefix: —
reflexive: No
modal: No
imperative du: schütze
imperative ihr: schützt
imperative sie: schützen Sie
Transitivity: transitive
valency patterns: jemanden/etwas (Akk.) schützen · jemanden/etwas vor + Dat. schützen

schützen is a transitive verb meaning to protect a person or thing from harm, danger, or unwanted effects.