kaufen
to buy
Ranks #260 by frequency — outside the core hundred, but common in everyday life.
- Type
- verb
- Frequency rank
- #260
- Per million words
- 120
In a sentence
Ich kaufe Brot und Milch.I am buying bread and milk.
Conjugation
Present tense of kaufen, plus the forms you need to talk about the past.
| ich — I | kaufe |
|---|---|
| du — you | kaufst |
| er/sie/es — he / she / it | kauft |
| wir — we | kaufen |
| ihr — you (plural) | kauft |
| sie — they | kaufen |
| Perfect | hat gekauft |
| Simple past | kaufte |
Forms its perfect tense with haben.
Related words
Other words of the same kind, at nearby frequency:
- schlafen to sleep
- helfen to help
- fahren to drive, to travel
- lieben to love
- schreiben to write
- heißen to be called
Practise this word
kaufen is in the free trainer along with the rest of the list — flashcards, multiple choice, listening practice and spaced review. No account needed.