No. 2,055 in German
schießt
"Schießt" means "shoots" in English.
In a sentence
Er schießt den Ball ins Tor.
He shoots the ball into the goal.
The word 'schießt' is used as the third-person singular present tense form of 'schießen', meaning 'to shoot'. Here, it describes the action of propelling the ball towards the goal in a sporting context.
Die Kamera schießt ein Foto.
The camera takes a picture.
Here, 'schießt' metaphorically describes the instantaneous action of capturing an image, akin to 'shooting' in English.
Der Soldat schießt mit dem Gewehr.
The soldier shoots with the rifle.
In this sentence, 'schießt' describes the act of firing a weapon, maintaining its literal meaning of 'to shoot'.
Hear it in real podcasts
The recording above is a synthetic voice. Hear how people say “schießt” in actual German podcasts.
Find “schießt” in podcastsLearn it from shows you like
LangTurbo plays German podcasts with a transcript and the English under every line. Tap a word like this one and it tells you what it means right there. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
Learning English?
LangTurbo plays real English podcasts with every line translated into Deutsch, and tells you what any word means in that sentence. For iPhone, iPad and Android.
German books and courses on Amazon (an affiliate link: a purchase through it supports this site).