kratzen

See also: Kratzen

German

Etymology

From Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value), from Old High German krazzōn, chrazzōn, from Proto-Germanic *krattōną, from Proto-Indo-European *gred- (compare Albanian gërresë (“rasp, scraper”)).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkʁat͡sn̩/
  • Audio(file)
  • Hyphenation: krat‧zen

Verb

kratzen (weak, third-person singular present kratzt, past tense kratzte, past participle gekratzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to scratch (rub a surface with a sharp, pointy rough object, especially to remove itching)
    1. to remove by scratching
      Eis von der Scheibe kratzen ― to scratch ice off the window
    2. to produce a noise by scratching
      Die Nadel kratzt über die Schallplatte. ― The needle shrieks on the vinyl.
  2. to scratch, to be scratchy or itchy (to cause itching)
    Mein Pullover kratzt. ― My sweater is itchy.
    Synonyms: schrappen, schrammen, schaben
  3. to scratch (mark a surface with a sharp object)
  4. (colloquial, chiefly in the negative) to annoy, to bother
    Das kratzt mich nicht. ― I don't care. (literally, “That doesn't bother me.”)
  5. (slang) to jack, mooch, steal

Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Derived terms
Derived terms

Further reading
  • “kratzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “kratzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “kratzen” in Duden online
  • “kratzen” in OpenThesaurus.de
This article is issued from Wiktionary. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.