schaffen
Translation
to manage, to accomplish, to make it, to create
Examples
Er schafft die Arbeit allein.
He manages the work alone.
Sie schafft das Examen sicher.
She will surely pass the exam.
Der Künstler schafft ein neues Werk.
The artist creates a new work.
Er schafft es, den Zug zu erwischen.
He manages to catch the train.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to manage/accomplish (sth.) He can't schaffen the task alone.
es schaffen to make it/succeed We can schaffen it if we hurry.
((sth.)) to create (sth.) The writer schafft a new world in her book.
Similar Words
bewältigen (to cope with), erledigen (to get done), erreichen (to achieve)
Etymology
From Old High German 'scaffan' (to shape, create), which is a cognate of the English word 'shape'.
Memory Tips
Remember its link to 'shape'. When you 'schaffen' a task, you are shaping it into a completed form.