beschützen

/bəˈʃʏtsn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
beschützt
past
beschützte
perfect
hat beschützt

Meaning

  1. to protect

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

schützen

Beschützen often implies a more personal, protective relationship, like a parent protecting a child; schützen is the general, neutral word for protecting anything.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

proteger

proteger is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to protect."

Portuguese

tutelar

tutelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to protect."

Practice

1 What does beschützen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ___ das Haus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beschützen?

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