fluchen

/ˈfluːxn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
flucht
past
fluchte
perfect
hat geflucht

Meaning

  1. to curse, to swear

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

verfluchen

verfluchen is more about cursing something or someone specifically, placing a curse; fluchen is more general, swearing out loud.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

blasfemar

Close — to curse/swear relates to blaspheming.

English

swear

swear is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to curse, to swear."

Practice

1 What does fluchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___, als er sich den Kopf stieß.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fluchen?

See also

verb

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