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kaufen: to buy — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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Quality-approved learning entryVerbLevel A1

kaufen

to buy

to buy something for money

IPA/ˈkaʊ̯fən/

Primary stress is marked in IPA.

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kaufen: to buy

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to buy something for money

Natural examples

Ich kaufe zwei Brötchen und einen Kaffee.

Kaufst du ein Geschenk für deine Mutter?

Wir haben die Fahrkarten online gekauft.

Usage note

Use kaufen for paying and getting something. For simply getting/fetching, holen may be better.

Useful combinations

Brot kaufen — to buy bread — to buy a ticket

eine Fahrkarte kaufen

Common mistake

Ich kaufe im Brot.

Ich kaufe Brot. / Ich kaufe Brot beim Bäcker.

The bought item is a direct object; the shop can be added with bei + dative.

Mini-lesson: Bought item as object

Say Ich kaufe Brot. To add the seller: Ich kaufe Brot beim Bäcker.

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Form and grammar

infinitive: kaufen
third person present: kauft
preterite: kaufte
Past participle: gekauft
auxiliary: haben
Separable: No
prefix: —
reflexive: No
modal: No
imperative du: Kauf!
imperative ihr: Kauft!
imperative sie: Kaufen Sie!
Transitivity: transitive
valency patterns: etwas (Akk.) kaufen · etwas für + Akk. kaufen · etwas bei + Dat. kaufen

The bought item is accusative. Perfekt uses haben: Ich habe Brot gekauft.

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verkaufen holen

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