zuschicken
to send
To send something to a person or place by post, by email, or through a delivery service.
EXAMPLE
Können Sie mir die Unterlagen bitte bis morgen zuschicken?
Could you please send me the documents by tomorrow?
zuschicken
to send
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Separable verb
'Zuschicken' (to send) is a separable verb. The prefix 'zu-' comes at the end in a main clause. In subordinate clauses and in the infinitive, the verb stays together.
EXAMPLE
Ich schicke dir die Fotos morgen zu.
I'll send you the photos tomorrow.
Dative and accusative
This verb almost always needs two objects: the person who receives something is in the dative, and the thing being sent is in the accusative. The structure is: jemandem (dative) etwas (accusative) zuschicken.
EXAMPLE
Meine Oma hat mir (Dativ) ein Paket (Akkusativ) zugeschickt.
My grandma sent me (dative) a package (accusative).
Typical collocations
'Zuschicken' (to send) is often used with digital or postal deliveries. Typical objects are: 'Unterlagen' (documents), 'ein Dokument' (a document), 'einen Link' (a link), 'ein Paket' (a package), or 'Informationen' (information).
EXAMPLE
Der Kundenservice schickte mir einen Link zur Problemlösung zu.
Customer service sent me a link to solve the problem.
Compare with
zuschicken vs schicken
to send
Both verbs work when something is sent to a specific person. Zuschicken places particular emphasis on the recipient and on the item reaching them, while schicken remains more general. In a direct request to a person, zuschicken is therefore often the more precise choice, but schicken is also possible.
zuschicken
Ich schicke Frau Keller die Rechnung morgen zu.
I’ll send Ms. Keller the invoice tomorrow.
schicken
Ich schicke die Rechnung morgen an Frau Keller.
I’ll send the invoice to Ms. Keller tomorrow.
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