trinken
to drink
Ranks #274 by frequency — outside the core hundred, but common in everyday life.
- Type
- verb
- Frequency rank
- #274
- Per million words
- 44
In a sentence
Was trinkst du?What are you drinking?
Conjugation
Present tense of trinken, plus the forms you need to talk about the past.
| ich — I | trinke |
|---|---|
| du — you | trinkst |
| er/sie/es — he / she / it | trinkt |
| wir — we | trinken |
| ihr — you (plural) | trinkt |
| sie — they | trinken |
| Perfect | hat getrunken |
| Simple past | trank |
Forms its perfect tense with haben.
Related words
Other words of the same kind, at nearby frequency:
- essen to eat
- dürfen may, to be allowed to
- verstehen to understand
- sprechen to speak
- nehmen to take
- wissen to know (a fact)
Practise this word
trinken is in the free trainer along with the rest of the list — flashcards, multiple choice, listening practice and spaced review. No account needed.