den Vogel abschießen

German

Etymology

Literally, to shoot down the bird.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [deːn ˈfoːɡl̩ ˈapˌʃiːsn̩]
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Verb

den Vogel abschießen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schießt den Vogel ab, past tense schoss den Vogel ab, past participle den Vogel abgeschossen, past subjunctive schösse den Vogel ab, auxiliary haben)

  1. (idiomatic) to take the cake

Conjugation