schiebst

Schiebst is the second person singular present indicative form of the German verb schieben. It means you push or slide something by applying force and is used when addressing someone informally. For example, du schiebst den Schrank durch den Flur means you push the cabinet through the hallway.

Conjugation and forms

The verb schieben is a regular inseparable-prefix verb with the present tense forms: ich schiebe, du schiebst, er/sie/es schiebt, wir schieben, ihr schiebt, sie/Sie schieben. The imperative forms include Schiebe! for informal singular and Schiebt! for informal plural; the formal imperative is Schieben Sie!. The past participle is geschoben, used with auxiliary haben to form the perfect tense (ich habe geschoben).

Usage

Schieben covers physical pushing or sliding actions, such as moving a box, a door, or a cart. It also appears in figurative uses, for example to postpone or deflect something (etwas verschieben means to move or postpone something, while umschieben or verschieben can be related in nuance). The form schiebst appears in everyday speech when speaking directly to another person about performing the action.

Etymology and related forms

Schieben is a core German verb with multiple prefixes to create related verbs, such as verschieben (to postpone or move), wegschieben (to shove aside), and umschieben (to slide or shift). Schiebst itself is not a noun or proper name; it is a verb form.

See also

Schieben, verschieben, umschieben, wegschieben.