besaufen

/bəˈzaʊ̯fn̩/

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
besäuft
past
besoff
perfect
hat besoffen

Meaning

  1. to get drunk (colloq.)

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

betrinken

sich besaufen is more crude or colloquial; sich betrinken is more neutral — both mean "to get drunk."

Practice

1 What does besaufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sich jedes Wochenende.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches besaufen?

verb

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