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trocknen: dry — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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trocknen

dry

to make something dry or to become dry by losing moisture

IPA/ˈtʁɔknən/

The main stress follows standard German pronunciation.

Meaning 1neutral · 88%

to make something dry or to become dry by losing moisture

Wir trocknen die nassen Handtücher auf dem Balkon.

Die Farbe muss mindestens zwei Stunden trocknen.

Nach dem Wischen trocknet sie den Boden mit einem Tuch.

Compare transitive Wir trocknen die Kleidung with intransitive Die Kleidung trocknet. The subject changes role between the two patterns.

trocknen can mean 'dry something' or 'become dry': Ich trockne das Handtuch; Das Handtuch trocknet.

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What happens in “Die Farbe trocknet”?

trocknen can be transitive or intransitive: die Kleidung trocknen; die Farbe trocknet. The perfect uses haben.