Polyglot Dictionary

marinieren

/maʁiˈniːʁən/

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

Forms

present
mariniert
past
marinierte
perfect
hat mariniert

Meaning

  1. to marinate

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Usage notes

Borrowed from French; common in cooking recipes for flavoring meat or vegetables before cooking.

Practice

1 What does marinieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das Fleisch über Nacht.

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