Polyglot Dictionary

diktieren

/dɪkˈtiːʁən/

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

Forms

present
diktiert
past
diktierte
perfect
hat diktiert

Meaning

  1. to dictate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

vorschreiben

Diktieren is to dictate, literally (speaking for someone to write down) or figuratively (dictating terms); vorschreiben is to prescribe or stipulate a rule someone must follow.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

dictar

dictar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to dictate."

Portuguese

ditar

ditar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to dictate."

Practice

1 What does diktieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Chef ___ einen Brief.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches diktieren?

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