scheren

B1#2,734

Hear it

verbdatedinformal

to cut back something that grows
to shearsheep etc.
to clip, prunea hedge
to cut, shave, trimhair
to exploit; to defraud of, cheat for

Forms

Present

I	schere
you	scherst
he, she, it	schert
we	scheren
you (plural)	schert
they	scheren

Preterite

I	schor
you	schorst
he, she, it	schor
we	schoren
you (plural)	schort
they	schoren

Subjunctive I

I	schere
you	scherest
he, she, it	schere
we	scheren
you (plural)	scheret
they	scheren

Subjunctive II

I	schöre
you	schörest / schörst
he, she, it	schöre
we	schören
you (plural)	schöret / schört
they	schören

Imperative

you	scher / schere
you (plural)	schert

Other forms

infinitive	scheren
past participle	geschoren
present participle	scherend

Used in the library

Die Schafe muss der Nachbar im Mai scheren.The neighbour has to shear the sheep in May.B1Noch einmal, bitte (10) — Once more, please (10) (B1)
Im Frühling muss man die Schafe scheren, alle vierzig.In spring the sheep have to be shorn, all forty of them.B1Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B1)
Die Hecke muss man im Juni scheren, nicht im August.You have to trim the hedge in June, not in August.B1Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B1)

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