drucken

/ˈdʁʊkn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: druckt
past: druckte
perfect: hat gedruckt

Meaning

to print
- Ich drucke das Dokument aus.
  
  I'm printing out the document.
- Die Zeitung wird jede Nacht gedruckt. Am Morgen liegt sie im Briefkasten.
  
  The newspaper is printed every night. In the morning it lies in the letterbox.

Similar words

ausdrucken

Ausdrucken is printing OUT a document, from a computer or printer; drucken is the general word for printing, including publishing and printing presses.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

estampar

estampar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to print."

Portuguese

imprimir

imprimir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to print."

Practice

1 What does drucken mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches drucken?

verb

Last updated 2026-09-24