krachen

/ˈkʁaxn̩/

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
kracht
past
krachte
perfect
hat gekracht

Meaning

  1. to crash, to bang, to crack loudly

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

rammen

Rammen is to ram or crash into something directly; krachen is the general word for crashing with a loud bang.

Practice

1 What does krachen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Donner ___ über dem Haus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches krachen?

verb

Last updated