knuffen
B2to poke / prod / nudge
- English meaning
- to poke / prod / nudge
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knuffen in a sentence
Er knufft seinen Freund spielerisch.
He prods his friend playfully.
Conjugation of knuffen
ichknuffe
duknuffst
er/sie/eser/sie/es knufft
wirknuffen
ihrknuffet
sie/Sieknuffen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- knuffte
- Perfect
- hat geknufft
Where knuffen comes from
im 18. Jahrhundert aus dem Niederdeutschen entlehnt
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Questions about knuffen
How do you conjugate knuffen?
Present tense: ich knuffe, du knuffst, er/sie/es knufft, wir knuffen, ihr knuffet, sie knuffen. Simple past: knuffte. Perfect: hat geknufft.
What does knuffen mean in English?
knuffen means "to poke / prod / nudge". For example: "Er knufft seinen Freund spielerisch." — "He prods his friend playfully."
What level is knuffen in German?
knuffen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.
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