bauen

/ˈbaʊ̯ən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
baut
past
baute
perfect
hat gebaut

Meaning

  1. to build

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

konstruieren

Bauen is the general, everyday word for building; konstruieren implies deliberate technical design or engineering behind the construction.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

edificar

edificar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to build."

Practice

1 What does bauen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches bauen?

See also

verbcore-vocabulary

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