Polyglot Dictionary

verschütten

/fɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtn̩/

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
verschüttet
past
verschüttete
perfect
hat verschüttet

Meaning

  1. to spill

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

bekleckern

Sich bekleckern is spilling something on yourself, getting stains; verschütten is spilling a liquid in general, knocking something over.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

derramar

derramar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to spill."

Portuguese

entornar

entornar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to spill."

Practice

1 What does verschütten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe den Kaffee ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verschütten?

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