German word
umsteigen in German sentences
umsteigen means "to transfer" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Wir steigen am Bahnhof in den Bus um.
We change to the bus at the station.
Lara steigt wegen der Baustelle in die Bahn um.
Lara changes to the train because of the construction site.
Der Kunde steigt auf den neuen Tarif um.
The customer switches to the new tariff.
Lara steigt nicht ohne Ticket um.
Lara does not transfer without a ticket.
Nach dem Flug steigen die Gäste in den Zug um.
After the flight, the guests transfer to the train.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive umsteigen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.