Polyglot Dictionary

bürsten

/ˈbʏʁstn̩/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
bürstet
past
bürstete
perfect
hat gebürstet

Meaning

  1. to brush

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abbürsten

Abbürsten is brushing something off — dirt, lint; bürsten is the general word for brushing, like your hair or teeth.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pincelar

pincelar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to brush."

Practice

1 What does bürsten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihre Haare.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bürsten?

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