Polyglot Dictionary

lecken

/ˈlɛkn̩/

verb A2

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
leckt
past
leckte
perfect
hat geleckt

Meaning

  1. to lick

  2. to leak

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

ablecken

Ablecken is licking something off or licking it clean; lecken is the general word for licking.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

lamer

lamer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to lick."

Portuguese

lamber

lamber is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to lick."

Practice

1 What does lecken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ___ ihr die Hand.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lecken?

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