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umschreiben

umschreiben

German

Verb

umschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present umschreibt, past tense umschrieb, past participle umschrieben, past subjunctive umschriebe, auxiliary haben)

  1. to paraphrase (to compose a paraphrase)

Conjugation

Verb

umschreiben (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present schreibt um, past tense schrieb um, past participle umgeschrieben, past subjunctive schriebe um, auxiliary haben)

  1. to rewrite

Conjugation

Usage notes

  • Do not confuse these two verbs, which are spelt exactly the same. In the first, which is inseparable, the stress is on the main part of the verb (the -schreiben), whereas in the second, the stress is on the separable prefix (the um-).


This German entry was created from the translations listed at paraphrase. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see umschreiben in the German Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) June 2010