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malen: to paint — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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malen

to paint

to make a picture using paint, colors, or similar materials

IPA/ˈmaːlən/

Stress is on the first syllable.

malen: to paint

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to make a picture using paint, colors, or similar materials

Die Kinder malen heute ein großes Bild.

Ich male gern mit bunten Farben.

Sie hat ein Bild für ihre Mutter gemalt.

For drawing with a pencil, zeichnen is often more specific.

ein Bild malen — paint a picture

malen usually uses colors; zeichnen often uses lines or pencil.

Choose one answer.

Which perfect form is correct?

malen is regular and means to paint or create a picture with colors.