räumst

Räumst is the second-person singular present indicative form of the German verb räumen. It translates roughly as “you clear,” “you tidy up,” or “you vacate,” depending on the context. It is used when addressing someone informally (du).

In everyday language räumen describes actions that remove objects to create space or cleanliness. Common constructions include “Du räumst dein Zimmer auf” (you tidy up your room) and “Du räumst den Tisch ab” (you clear the table). The verb can denote physically moving items, clearing a space for work, or making a room safe to enter.

Grammar notes: räumen is a regular verb. Present tense forms include ich räume, du räumst, er/sie/es räumt, wir räumen, ihr räumt, sie räumen. The past participle is geräumt, used with auxiliary haben to form the perfect tense (du hast geräumt). Räumen also forms separable-prefix verbs such as aufräumen (to tidy up) and abräumen (to clear away). In main clauses, the prefix typically appears at the end: “Du räumst das Regal auf” or “Du räumst den Tisch ab.”

Etymology and usage notes: the verb räumen originates in a sense of making space or clearing an area and is related conceptually to the German noun Raum (space). It is widely used in standard German-speaking contexts and appears across informal and formal settings, always referring to the action of removing items to create space or order.

See also: räumen, Raum, aufräumen, abräumen.