Polyglot Dictionary

beißen

/ˈbaɪ̯sn̩/

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
beißt
past
biss
perfect
hat gebissen

Meaning

  1. to bite

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abbeißen

Abbeißen is biting a piece off something; beißen is the general word for biting (an animal, an insect bite).

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

morder

morder is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bite."

Practice

1 What does beißen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ___ nicht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beißen?

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