Polyglot Dictionary

trösten

/ˈtʁøːstn̩/

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
tröstet
past
tröstete
perfect
hat getröstet

Meaning

  1. to comfort

    • Sie tröstete das weinende Kind.

      She comforted the crying child.

    • Die Mutter tröstete das weinende Kind. Sie nahm es in den Arm.

      The mother comforted the crying child. She took it in her arms.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

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Portuguese

reconfortar

reconfortar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to comfort."

Practice

1 What does trösten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das weinende Kind.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches trösten?

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