Meaning 1neutral · 82%
To remove dirt from a floor or surface with a broom.
Natural examples
Jeden Morgen kehrt der Hausmeister den Eingang.
The caretaker sweeps the entrance every morning.
Nach dem Fest kehrten wir den Hof.
After the party, we swept the courtyard.
Sie kehrte die Blätter vom Weg.
She swept the leaves off the path.
Usage note
Kehren is regular and often takes the surface as an accusative object: den Hof kehren. Aufkehren means pick up swept material.
Mini-lesson: kehren
To remove dirt from a floor or surface with a broom. Kehren is regular and often takes the surface as an accusative object: den Hof kehren. Aufkehren means pick up swept material.
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