schiefgehen

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German

Etymology

schief +‎ gehen

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: schief‧ge‧hen
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Verb

schiefgehen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present geht schief, past tense ging schief, past participle schiefgegangen, auxiliary sein)

  1. to go wrong
    Synonym: schieflaufen

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