Polyglot Dictionary

kaufen

/ˈkaʊ̯fn̩/

verb A1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
kauft
past
kaufte
perfect
hat gekauft

Meaning

  1. to buy

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abkaufen

Abkaufen is buying something from someone specific, taking it off their hands; kaufen is the general word for buying.

Similar in other languages

French

acheter

acheter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to buy."

Portuguese

comprar

comprar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to buy."

Practice

1 What does kaufen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches kaufen?

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