Before you start
Meet putzen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 4 meanings
- (transitive, intransitive, dative reflexive) to clean, especially by rubbing with something wet, to brush (one's teeth)
- (reflexive, of an animal) to groom oneself
- (reflexive, dated, of a person) to beautify oneself by washing, styling, and putting on fancy clothes
- (construction) to plaster
Forms
How putzen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | putze | putzte |
| du | putzt | putztest |
| er/sie/es | putzt | putzte |
| wir | putzen | putzten |
| ihr | putzt | putztet |
| Sie | putzen | putzten |
Partizip II geputzt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich putze jeden Morgen meine Zähne.I brush my teeth every morning.cleaning teeth
- 2Er hat seine Schuhe geputzt.He cleaned his shoes.Perfekt with haben
- 3Sie bleibt zu Hause, weil sie ihr Zimmer putzt.She stays at home because she is cleaning her room.verb at the end after weil