The idea
Present tense: ich schicke, du schickst, er/sie/es schickt, wir schicken, ihr schickt, sie/Sie schicken. Learn the sentence pattern jemandem etwas schicken together with the principal parts.
| Form | Deutsch |
|---|---|
| ich | schicke |
| du | schickst |
| er/sie/es | schickt |
| wir | schicken |
| ihr | schickt |
| sie/Sie | schicken |
| Präteritum | schickte |
| Perfekt | hat geschickt |
| Imperativ (du) | Schick! |
| Muster | jemandem etwas schicken |
Meaning and sentence pattern
Schicken can take a dative recipient and an accusative item. An plus accusative is an alternative for specifying an address or recipient.
Learn this pattern as a unit: jemandem etwas schicken. The six situations below show the verb with concrete objects, complements or circumstances.
Form check
Ich schicke ihn die Datei.Ich schicke ihm die Datei.The recipient is dative: ihm. The file is the accusative object.
Examples
- Ich schicke dem Trainer die Teilnehmerliste.I send the trainer the participant list.
- Du schickst die Rechnung an die Zentrale.You send the invoice to headquarters.
- Die Firma schickt uns einen Ersatzfilter.The company sends us a replacement filter.
- Wir schickten den Entwurf am Dienstag ab.We sent off the draft on Tuesday.
- Sie hat mir ein Foto vom fertigen Regal geschickt.She sent me a photo of the finished shelf.
- Schick die Einladung bitte auch an Paula.Please send the invitation to Paula too.
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Watch out
The recipient is dative: ihm. The file is the accusative object.
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du ___ (schicken, Präsens)
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schickst
schickst: this is the second-person singular present form.
er/sie ___ (schicken, Präteritum)
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schickte
schickte: this is the third-person singular simple past.
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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geschickt
geschickt: in this use the perfect tense is hat geschickt.
Practice round
Answer three questions, then rebuild three German sentences. We keep your score.
du ___ (schicken, Präsens)
er/sie ___ (schicken, Präteritum)
Perfekt: er/sie hat ___
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Read the six situations aloud, compare the verb forms, and complete the present, past and participle checks. Then write a new sentence that follows jemandem etwas schicken.