schonen

B2#5,884

Hear it

verbarchaic

to sparenot harm
[with genitive ‘something/someone’]
to rest, to avoid overexertion

Forms

Present

I	schone
you	schonst
he, she, it	schont
we	schonen
you (plural)	schont
they	schonen

Preterite

I	schonte
you	schontest
he, she, it	schonte
we	schonten
you (plural)	schontet
they	schonten

Subjunctive I

I	schone
you	schonest
he, she, it	schone
we	schonen
you (plural)	schonet
they	schonen

Subjunctive II

I	schonte
you	schontest
he, she, it	schonte
we	schonten
you (plural)	schontet
they	schonten

Imperative

you	schon / schone
you (plural)	schont

Other forms

infinitive	schonen
past participle	geschont
present participle	schonend

Used in the library

Die Sängerin schont vor dem großen Abend ihre Stimme und redet kaum.Before the big evening the singer spares her voice and hardly talks.B2Noch einmal, bitte (7) — Once more, please (7) (B2)
Nach einer Operation am Knie soll Sepp sein Bein schonen, damit es keine Komplikation gibt.After an operation on his knee Sepp is supposed to rest his leg so that there are no complications.B2Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B2)
Ihr linkes Knie ist ein bisschen lahm, und Vreni muss sich schonen, doch im Wasser spürt sie nichts.Her left knee is a little lame and Vreni has to take it easy, but in the water she feels nothing.B2Noch einmal, bitte (25) — Once more, please (25) (B2)
Florian arbeitet seit 20 Jahren als Ingenieur in derselben Branche, und die Elektroautos, die die Umwelt schonen sollen, verändern gerade alles.Florian has worked as an engineer in the same industry for 20 years, and electric cars, which are supposed to spare the environment, are changing everything right now.B2Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B2)

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