wachsen

/ˈvaksn̩/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
wächst
past
wuchs
perfect
ist gewachsen

Meaning

  1. to grow

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

aufwachsen

Aufwachsen is growing UP, as a child in an environment; wachsen is the general word for growing, physically or in size, including plants.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

crescer

crescer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to grow."

Practice

1 What does wachsen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Pflanze ___ schnell.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wachsen?

See also

verbirregular

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