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Illustration of the A1 German word “kaufen”, which translates to “to buy”. A market stall suspended in clouds where a person exchanges a handful of sparkling, captured sunbeams for a basket of golden, ripening apples.
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kaufen

to buy

/ˈkaʊ̯fn̩/

Conjugation

Principal parts

kaufen, kaufte, hat gekauft

ich kaufe
du kaufst
er/sie/es kauft
wir kaufen
ihr kauft
sie/Sie kaufen

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Examples — kaufen in a sentence

Ich kaufe Brot im Supermarkt.

I buy bread at the supermarket.

Wir kaufen ein neues Fahrrad.

We are buying a new bicycle.

How to remember it

"Kaufen" — buy what you need.

Word family

kaufen family · 12 related words

  • einkaufen to go shopping, to buy groceries
  • verkaufen sell Shifted meaning
  • ankaufen Coming soon to purchase, to acquire
  • aufkaufen Coming soon to buy up
  • nachkaufen Coming soon to buy more of, to buy later
  • zurückkaufen Coming soon to buy back
  • der Kauf purchase
  • der Käufer buyer
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lecker

/ˈlɛkɐ/

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delicious, tasty

Comparative Forms

Positive lecker
Komparativ leckerer
Superlativ am leckersten

Examples

Das Abendessen ist sehr lecker.

The dinner is very delicious.

Sie macht immer leckeren Kuchen.

She always makes delicious cake.

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/ˈleːzn̩/

to read

Principal parts

lesen, las, hat gelesen

ich lese
du liest
er/sie/es liest
wir lesen
ihr lest
sie/Sie lesen

Examples

Ich lese gern interessante Bücher.

I like to read interesting books.

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Do you read the newspaper today?

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/meˈnyː/

set menu / menu

Examples

Wir bestellen das Tagesmenü.

We order the daily set menu.

Wo ist das Menü, bitte?

Where is the menu, please?

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die Minute

/miˈnuːtə/

minute

Examples

Warte bitte eine Minute hier.

Please wait one minute here.

Er kommt in fünf Minuten an.

He arrives in five minutes.

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der Mittag

/ˈmɪtaːk/

noon, midday

Examples

Wir essen zu Mittag.

We eat lunch.

Der Mittag ist um zwölf Uhr.

Noon is at twelve o'clock.

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mittags

/ˈmɪtaːks/

at midday, at lunchtime

Examples

Wir essen mittags immer zusammen in der Kantine.

We always eat together in the canteen at lunchtime.

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I like to drink coffee with milk at midday.

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