flicken

/ˈflɪkn̩/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: flickt
past: flickte
perfect: hat geflickt

Meaning

to mend, to patch
- Er flickt die Hose.
  
  He patches the trousers.
- Er flickte das Loch in der Hose mit einem Stück Stoff. Danach hielt sie wieder.
  
  He patched the hole in the trousers with a piece of cloth. After that they held again.

Similar words

beheben

Beheben is to fix or remedy a problem (often abstract, like an error or a fault); flicken is to physically mend or patch something torn or broken.

Practice

1 What does flicken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Hose.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches flicken?

verb

Last updated 2026-09-24