Verb
schöpfen
to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket
C1
rank #7,895
Meanings
Verb
- to scoop up, to draw (water, sand etc.) with a bucket
- to draw (air), to inhale deeply
- to draw, gain (strength, energy)
- to take, gain, derive (something) from (in this sense there is a certain semantic overlap with the verb for “create” in etymology 2)
In a sentence
Sie ging zum Dorfbrunnen, um Wasser zu schöpfen.
She went to the village well to draw water.
Forms
infinitive
schöpfen
he/she/it
schöpft
simple past
schöpfte
perfect
hat geschöpft
takes + Akkusativ