Translation
to buy
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Word origin
From Old High German koufen, an early borrowing from Latin caupo ('tradesman'); the same borrowing gives English cheap.
- Origin
- Old High German
- Root
- koufen
- English cognates
- cheap
Grammar
Examples
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I'm buying a new bike tomorrow.
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She bought herself an expensive dress.
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We bought the house two years ago.
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(5)Grammar articles
(6)German Future Tense: werden Plus the Infinitive (and Futur II)
Konjunktiv 2 in German: Would, Could and Should Have
German Perfect Tense: haben or sein, Plus a Past Participle
German Separable Verbs: anrufen, aufstehen and the Prefix That Jumps to the End
German Simple Past (Pr盲teritum): war, hatte and the Written Past
German zu + Infinitive: um zu, ohne zu, statt zu Explained
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Start your free weekThis word is taught in chapter 5, lesson 8: Words 461-470.