Polyglot Dictionary

töten

/ˈtøːtn̩/

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 (3rd sg.)
tötet
past
tötete
perfect
hat getötet

Meaning

  1. to kill

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

umbringen

töten is the neutral, general verb for "to kill"; umbringen is more colloquial and common in everyday speech.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

matar

matar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to kill."

Portuguese

matar

matar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to kill."

Practice

1 What does töten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Jäger ___ das Tier nicht.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches töten?

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