No. 15,132 in German
streiten
To argue or fight.
In a sentence
Die Geschwister streiten sich oft über Kleinigkeiten.
The siblings often argue about small matters.
The word 'streiten' in this sentence is used reflexively to describe mutual arguing between the siblings.
Er streitet ab, das Geld genommen zu haben.
He denies having taken the money.
Here, 'streiten' is used reflexively with 'ab' as a separable prefix, 'abstreiten,' to mean denying something.
Lass uns nicht streiten, sondern eine Lösung finden.
Let's not argue but find a solution.
In this imperative form, 'streiten' is used to describe an action to avoid, urging cooperation instead.
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