Polyglot Dictionary

wiegen

/ˈviːɡn̩/

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

Forms

present
wiegt
past
wog
perfect
hat gewogen

Meaning

  1. to weigh

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abwägen

Abwägen is weighing something up figuratively — pros and cons, a decision; wiegen is literally weighing something on a scale.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

pesar

pesar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to weigh."

Practice

1 What does wiegen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Koffer ___ zwanzig Kilo.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches wiegen?

See also

verbirregular

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