Polyglot Dictionary

zupfen

/ˈtsʊpfn̩/

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
zupft
past
zupfte
perfect
hat gezupft

Meaning

  1. to pluck, to pull gently, to tug

    • Sie zupfte ihn am Ärmel.

      She tugged at his sleeve.

    • Das Kind zupfte die Mutter am Ärmel. Es wollte ein Eis.

      The child tugged its mother by the sleeve. It wanted an ice cream.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does zupfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihn am Ärmel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zupfen?

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