Polyglot Dictionary

dösen

/ˈdøːzn̩/

verb B1

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
döst
past
döste
perfect
hat gedöst

Meaning

  1. to doze

    Lighter than schlafen — a half-awake, drowsy state.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

dormitar

dormitar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to doze."

Portuguese

cochilar

cochilar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to doze."

Practice

1 What does dösen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ in der Sonne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dösen?

See also

verb

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