schildern

to describe, to recount

ˈʃ ɪ l d ɐ n
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #28,564
to describe, to recount
GE: Kannst du den Unfall schildern?
EN: Can you describe the accident?
Conjugation of schildern
schildern
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — schildern
Third — schildern
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — schildern
Third — schildern

Es fiel Tom schwer zu schildern, was geschehen war.

Tom found it difficult to describe what had happened.

Bitte schildern Sie den Angriff.

Please describe the attack.

— Harry Potter und der Orden des Phönix (2007)

Könnten Sie wohl schildern, wie so was funktioniert, Colonel Lockjaw?

Could you perhaps describe how something like that works, Colonel Lockjaw?

— One Battle After Another (2025)

Schildern Sie einfach das, woran Sie sich erinnern.

Simply describe what you remember.

— The Chaser (2008)

Können Sie vielleicht schildern, was an diesem Tag passiert ist?

Could you perhaps describe what happened that day?

— A Tale of Two Sisters (2003)

Kannst du aufs Schiff und die Lage schildern?

Can you get on the ship and describe the situation?

— Salyut-7 (2017)

Keiner kann es so schlimm schildern, wie es wirklich war.

No one can describe it as bad as it really was.

— Interstellar (2014)

Schildern Sie uns den Unfall.

Describe the accident to us.

— State and Main (2000)

Schildern Sie kurz Ihren Fall.

Briefly describe your case.