scheitern
B1#3,167Hear it
verb
- to fail, to conclude unsuccessfully
- to flounder
Forms
Present
| I | scheitre / scheitere / scheiter |
|---|---|
| you | scheiterst |
| he, she, it | scheitert |
| we | scheitern |
| you (plural) | scheitert |
| they | scheitern |
Preterite
| I | scheiterte |
|---|---|
| you | scheitertest |
| he, she, it | scheiterte |
| we | scheiterten |
| you (plural) | scheitertet |
| they | scheiterten |
Subjunctive I
| I | scheitere / scheitre |
|---|---|
| you | scheiterest / scheitrest |
| he, she, it | scheitere / scheitre |
| we | scheitern |
| you (plural) | scheiteret / scheitret |
| they | scheitern |
Subjunctive II
| I | scheiterte |
|---|---|
| you | scheitertest |
| he, she, it | scheiterte |
| we | scheiterten |
| you (plural) | scheitertet |
| they | scheiterten |
Imperative
| you | scheitre / scheiter / scheitere |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | scheitert |
Other forms
| infinitive | scheitern |
|---|---|
| past participle | gescheitert |
| present participle | scheiternd |
Used in the library
- In der Nacht ist die Befreiung in Fürstenfeldbruck gescheitert.In the night the rescue attempt at Fürstenfeldbruck failed.A2Olympia 1972 in München — The 1972 Olympics in Munich
- An der Butter kann jedes Rezept scheitern.Every recipe can fail on the butter.B1Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
- Der Versuch mit dem Ofen ist zweimal gescheitert.The attempt with the stove has failed twice.B1Noch einmal, bitte (4) — Once more, please (4) (B1)
- Am Nebel kann jeder Plan scheitern, auch der beste.Every plan can fail on the fog, even the best.B1Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- fehlenfor there to be a lack [with dative ‘to someone/something’ and an (+ dative) ‘of something’] (idiomatically translated by English lack with…; to be absent, to be missing [with dative ‘to someone’] (idiomatically translated by English not have with the German subject as the direct…
- missglückento fail
- missratento turn out bad