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stoßen: bump — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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stoßen

bump

to bump into something or to push something with a sudden movement

IPA/ˈʃtoːsn̩/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

to bump into something or to push something with a sudden movement

Ich bin mit dem Knie gegen den Tisch gestoßen.

Er stößt den Schrank ein Stück nach links.

Beim Aussteigen hat mich jemand versehentlich gestoßen.

gegen etwas stoßen means to bump into something. Be careful with separable verbs such as anstoßen or aufstoßen, which have additional meanings.

Use gegen + accusative: gegen die Tür stoßen, gegen den Tisch stoßen.

Choose one answer.

Which phrase means 'bump into the table'?

stoßen is a strong verb. Common patterns include gegen + accusative for bumping into something and an accusative object for pushing something.