zielt

Zielt is a German verb form. It is the third-person singular present tense of zielen, meaning to aim or to target. The basic sense is to direct a weapon, instrument, or action toward a specified point or object. In physical contexts one says “Er zielt auf das Tor” (He aims at the goal) or “Sie zielt mit dem Gewehr.” The construction generally takes the preposition auf with the accusative: “auf etwas zielen.”

In figurative uses it can mean to intend or to have as an objective, often with the construction zielen on or zielen darauf ab. Common expressions include “Der Vorschlag zielt darauf ab, die Effizienz zu erhöhen” and “Der Plan zielt darauf ab, Kosten zu sparen.” The simple past tense is zielte and the perfect tense is hat gezielt.

The related noun Ziel means goal or target and is widely used across contexts such as sports, military, photography, and project planning. As a grammatical form, zielt is standard for describing current aiming or directing actions by a singular subject in the present tense.