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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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Meanings
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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
'schicken' and 'zuschicken' both mean that something is sent to another place or to a person. 'schicken' is more general: you can schicken a letter, a package, a message, or even a person somewhere. 'zuschicken' is used only for things like documents, packages, or emails that someone receives. It puts stronger emphasis on the recipient. Learners may confuse the words because both are used for sending. As a simple guide: you schicken something or someone somewhere, but you schicken someone something zu.
zuschicken
Nach dem Gespräch schickt Timo dem Kunden die Unterlagen per E-Mail zu.
After the conversation, Timo sends the customer the documents by email.
schicken
Ich schicke meiner Schwester heute ein Foto von der Reise.
I'm sending my sister a photo from the trip today.
In real life
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