Verb

schießen

to shoot, to kick (a ball), to score (a goal), to dash

Der Jäger schießt einen Hirsch.

The hunter shoots a deer.

Er schießt den Ball ins Tor.

He shoots the ball into the goal.

Die Pilze schießen aus dem Boden.

The mushrooms are shooting up from the ground.

((at sb./sth.)) to shoot at (sb./sth.) Der Jäger schießt auf den Hirsch.

((sth.)) to shoot/kick (sth.) Er schießt den Ball ins Tor.

to score a goal Der Spieler hat ein Tor geschossen.

feuern (to fire), treffen (to hit)

From a common Germanic root, cognate with the English word 'shoot'. The pronunciation is also similar.

The 'sh' sound in 'schießen' is sharp, like the sound of a shot being fired.

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