begießen

/bəˈɡiːsn̩/

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

Forms

present
begießt
past
begoss
perfect
hat begossen

Meaning

  1. to water, toast

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

bewässern

Begießen is to water a plant by hand, casually (it also means "to toast" an occasion); bewässern is to irrigate, a more systematic or agricultural watering.

Practice

1 What does begießen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ die Blumen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches begießen?

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