Polyglot Dictionary

abkaufen

/ˈapˌkaʊ̯fn̩/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
kauft ab
past
kaufte ab
perfect
hat abgekauft

Meaning

  1. to buy from

    Built from ab (off, away) + kaufen (to buy).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • kaufen to buy

Similar words

kaufen

Abkaufen is buying something from someone specific, taking it off their hands; kaufen is the general word for buying.

Practice

1 What does abkaufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe ihm sein Fahrrad ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abkaufen?

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