Polyglot Dictionary

rationieren

/ʁatsi̯oˈniːʁən/

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
rationiert
past
rationierte
perfect
hat rationiert

Meaning

  1. to ration

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Usage notes

To limit the amount of something (food, water, fuel) each person gets, typically when supplies are scarce.

Practice

1 What does rationieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Während der Krise musste die Familie ihr Wasser ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rationieren?

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