German word

streiten in German sentences

streiten means "to argue" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Die Kinder streiten im Garten um den Ball.

The children argue in the garden over the ball.

Wir streiten nicht vor dem Kunden.

We do not argue in front of the customer.

Lara streitet mit dem Kollegen über den Bericht.

Lara argues with the colleague about the report.

Lara streitet nicht wegen jeder Kleinigkeit.

Lara does not argue about every little thing.

Nach dem Gespräch streiten die Nachbarn weniger.

After the conversation, the neighbours argue less.

Common mistake

Do not memorize only the infinitive streiten. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.