beschmutzen

/bəˈʃmʊtsn̩/

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
beschmutzt
past
beschmutzte
perfect
hat beschmutzt

Meaning

  1. to dirty

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

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

sujar

sujar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dirty."

Practice

1 What does beschmutzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ sein Hemd.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches beschmutzen?

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