Polyglot Dictionary

austrocknen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌtʁɔknən/

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
trocknet aus
past
trocknete aus
perfect
ist ausgetrocknet

Meaning

  1. to dry out

    Built from aus (out) + trocknen (to dry).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • aus out
  • trocknen to dry

Similar words

trocknen

Austrocknen is drying out completely, often negatively — a river drying up, skin drying out; trocknen is the general, neutral word for drying, like laundry or dishes.

Practice

1 What does austrocknen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Boden ___ aus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches austrocknen?

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