steigen

/ˈʃtaɪ̯ɡn̩/

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 (3rd sg.)
steigt
past
stieg
perfect
ist gestiegen

Meaning

  1. to climb, to rise

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

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

ascender

ascender is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to climb, to rise."

English

rise

rise is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to climb, to rise."

Practice

1 What does steigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Preise ___ jedes Jahr.

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