Schöpft

Schöpft is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb schöpfen. The verb means to scoop, ladle, or draw a liquid from a container or source. It can also mean to draw forth something non-physical, such as energy, ideas, or information.

In literal use, schöpfen describes actions with a container: for example, someone might schöpfen Wasser aus einem Eimer. In figurative uses, it is common to say people “Kraft schöpfen,” “Hoffnung schöpfen,” or “aus der Not schöpfen,” meaning to derive strength, hope, or resources from a situation. The idiom “aus dem Vollen schöpfen” emphasizes drawing to the full or extracting what is available.

The word forms part of a family with Schöpfung (creation) and Schöpfer (creator). The present form “schöpft” also appears in other tenses and moods when conjugating with different persons: ich schöpfe, du schöpfst, er schöpft, wir schöpfen, ihr schöpft, sie schöpfen.

Etymology: The verb belongs to a Germanic lineage of roots meaning to draw or scoop; cognate forms exist in closely related languages, and the sense extended from physical drawing to figurative extraction in modern German.

See also: Schöpfung, Schöpfer.