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schreiben

written

Meaning of schreiben

put into words using writing

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German/ˈʃʁaɪbən/
Chinese pronunciation in Latin lettersxiě xià
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schreiben with Chinese translation

schreiben usage examples

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Der Brief wurde gestern geschrieben.

🇨🇳Chinese🇩🇪German

Ich habe den Namen aufgeschrieben.

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schreiben synonyms

Related word breakdowns

What's the difference between schreiben / geschrieben / schriftlich / verfasst / notiert / Schrift

G
🇩🇪German
geschrieben

The plain past participle of schreiben: simply “written.”

A2Very Often
S
🇩🇪German
schriftlich

Means “in written form,” not exactly “written” as a result, but rather the manner of communication.

A2Often
V
🇩🇪German
verfasst

A bit more formal/bookish: “composed, written,” often used for articles, texts, papers.

B1Often
N
🇩🇪German
notiert

Suggests making a short note or jotting something down, not writing a full text.

A2Often
S
🇩🇪German
Schrift

This is not a verb, but a noun: “script, handwriting, writing system.” It does not mean the action “to write.”

A2Often
S
🇩🇪German
Schreibweise

Means “spelling” or “way of writing,” not the act of writing itself.

A2Often
B
🇩🇪German
beschreiben

Means “to describe,” that is, to express something in words, not simply “to write” a text.

A2Very Often
A
🇩🇪German
aufschreiben

Means “to write down,” often briefly and practically, such as in notes.

A2Very Often
N
🇩🇪German
niederschreiben

More literary and somewhat old-fashioned: “to put into writing, to write down fully.”

B1Rarely

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How to pronounce schreiben and what this word means

schreiben means written. This page includes translation, pronunciation, transcription, audio, usage examples and related words.

how to pronounce schreiben

/ˈʃʁaɪbən/

schreiben translation

written

schreiben examples

Der Brief wurde gestern geschrieben.

schreiben transcription

/ˈʃʁaɪbən/

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schreiben meaning: what does it mean?

in Worte durch Schreiben festhalten

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schreiben is pronounced as /ˈʃʁaɪbən/. Audio is available on this page when the word has a recording.

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Der Brief wurde gestern geschrieben. Translation: Письмо было написано вчера.

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