Polyglot Dictionary

zeugen

/ˈtsɔɪɡn̩/

verb B2

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
zeugt
past
zeugte
perfect
hat gezeugt

Meaning

  1. to father, to conceive (a child)

    • Das Paar wollte schon lange ein Kind zeugen.

      The couple had wanted to conceive a child for a long time.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does zeugen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Paar wollte schon lange ein Kind ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zeugen?

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