kündigen

/ˈkʏndɪɡn̩/

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

Forms

present
kündigt
past
kündigte
perfect
hat gekündigt

Meaning

  1. to terminate, to give notice

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

Similar words

entlassen

Entlassen is to dismiss someone (from the employer's side, firing them); kündigen is the more general word for terminating a contract — it can be the employer firing someone OR the employee quitting.

Practice

1 What does kündigen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe meine Wohnung ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches kündigen?

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