herausputzen

/hɛˈʁaʊ̯sˌpʊtsn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
putzt heraus
past
putzte heraus
perfect
hat herausgeputzt

Meaning

  1. to dress up, to smarten up (sich herausputzen)

    Built from heraus (out (motion outward) + putzen (to clean).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • heraus out (motion outward
  • putzen to clean

Practice

1 What does herausputzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ sich für das Fest heraus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herausputzen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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