Polyglot Dictionary

verfluchen

/fɛɐ̯ˈfluːxn̩/

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
verflucht
past
verfluchte
perfect
hat verflucht

Meaning

  1. to curse

    From Fluch (curse).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

fluchen

verfluchen is more about cursing something or someone specifically, placing a curse; fluchen is more general, swearing out loud.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

praguejar

praguejar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to curse."

Practice

1 What does verfluchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihr Pech.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verfluchen?

See also

verb

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