Polyglot Dictionary

motzen

/ˈmɔtsn̩/

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
motzt
past
motzte
perfect
hat gemotzt

Meaning

  1. to grumble

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

murren

motzen and murren are close synonyms for "to grumble"; motzen is more colloquial and modern, murren more traditional or literary.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

rezongar

rezongar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to grumble."

Portuguese

resmungar

resmungar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to grumble."

Practice

1 What does motzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ über alles.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches motzen?

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