er schaufelt

shovels, scoops

→ schaufeln
schaufel to shovel, to dig with a shovel + t er/sie/es present; ihr form
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person plural, present tense / 2nd-person plural Rare #43,693
shovels, scoops In the expression „sich sein eigenes Grab schaufeln“: to dig one's own grave.
GE: Sie schaufelt Schnee vor der Tür.
EN: She shovels snow in front of the door.
Conjugation of schaufeln
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — schaufeln
Second — schaufelt
Third schaufelt schaufeln
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — schaufelt

Er schaufelt sich sein eigenes Grab.

He is digging his own grave.

Dad und ich haben ihm einen Job besorgt, wo er Weizen schaufelt.

Dad and I got him a job shoveling wheat.

— Picknick (1955)

Er schaufelt sich mit seinen Taten sein eigenes Grab.

He is digging his own grave with his actions.

Tom schaufelt sich sein eigenes Grab.

Tom is digging his own grave.

Er schaufelt sein eigenes Grab.

He is digging his own grave.