Polyglot Dictionary

lutschen

/ˈlʊtʃn̩/

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

Forms

present
lutscht
past
lutschte
perfect
hat gelutscht

Meaning

  1. to suck

    • Das Kind lutscht einen Lolli.

      The child sucks a lollipop.

    • Das Kind lutschte zufrieden an einem Bonbon. Der Zucker klebte an seinen Fingern.

      The child sucked contentedly on a sweet. The sugar stuck to its fingers.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

chupar

chupar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suck."

Portuguese

sugar

sugar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to suck."

Practice

1 What does lutschen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Kind ___ einen Lolli.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches lutschen?

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