Polyglot Dictionary

umtauschen

/ˈʊmˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩/

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
tauscht um
past
tauschte um
perfect
hat umgetauscht

Meaning

  1. to exchange

    Built from um (over) + tauschen (to swap).

    • Ich möchte die Hose umtauschen.

      I'd like to exchange the trousers.

    • Kann ich die Hose umtauschen? Sie ist mir leider zu klein.

      Can I exchange the trousers? Unfortunately they are too small for me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • um over
  • tauschen to swap

Similar words

eintauschen

umtauschen is the common word for returning or exchanging a purchased item at a store; eintauschen is broader, often used for trading one thing for another.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

trocar

trocar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to exchange."

Practice

1 What does umtauschen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich möchte die Hose ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umtauschen?

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