Polyglot Dictionary

verpetzen

/fɛɐ̯ˈpɛtsn̩/

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
verpetzt
past
verpetzte
perfect
hat verpetzt

Meaning

  1. to snitch on, to tell on (colloquial)

    • Er hat seinen Bruder beim Lehrer verpetzt.

      He snitched on his brother to the teacher.

    • Er hat mich beim Lehrer verpetzt. Jetzt muss ich nachsitzen.

      He snitched on me to the teacher. Now I have to stay behind.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does verpetzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hat seinen Bruder beim Lehrer ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verpetzen?

verbcolloquial

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