Polyglot Dictionary

stinken

/ˈʃtɪŋkn̩/

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 (3rd sg.)
stinkt
past
stank
perfect
hat gestunken

Meaning

  1. to stink

    The verb behind Gestank (stench).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

apestar

apestar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to stink."

Spanish

heder

heder is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to stink."

Portuguese

feder

feder is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stink."

Practice

1 What does stinken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Müll ___ fürchterlich.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches stinken?

See also

verbirregular

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