Ich schiebe die Schublade langsam hinein.

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Breakdown of Ich schiebe die Schublade langsam hinein.

• langsam: slowly
• die Schublade: the drawer
• hineinschieben: to slide in

Questions & Answers about Ich schiebe die Schublade langsam hinein.

What does schiebe mean here, and what is its base form?

schiebe is the 1st person singular present tense form of schieben, which means to push, to slide, or to shove, depending on context.

So:

• ich schiebe = I push / I am pushing
• base form: schieben

In this sentence, schiebe is best understood as I slide or I push.

Why does the sentence start with Ich?

Ich is the subject, meaning I.

German sentences usually need an explicit subject, just like English. So Ich schiebe ... works the same way as I push ....

Why is it die Schublade? What case is it?

die Schublade is the direct object, so it is in the accusative case.

The thing being pushed is the drawer, so it receives the action:

• Ich = the person doing the action
• die Schublade = the thing being pushed

For the noun Schublade:

• nominative: die Schublade
• accusative: die Schublade

So the form does not change here. That can be confusing for English speakers, because the case changes grammatically, but the article stays the same in this feminine singular noun.

What does mean exactly?