kochen

A1

cook

English meaning
cook
Vocabulary package
Cooking & Preparing Food

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kochen in a sentence

Herr Georgi kann gut kochen.

Mr. Georgi can cook well.

Conjugation of kochen

ichkoche
dukochst
er/sie/eser/sie/es kocht
wirkochen
ihrkocht
sie/Siekochen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
kochte
Perfect
hat gekocht

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Where kochen comes from

Kochen entstand über das mittelniederdeutsche kōken und das mittelhochdeutsche kochen aus dem althochdeutschen kohhōn. Allesamt sind dies frühe Entlehnungen aus dem lateinischen Verb cocere, der Nebenform von coquere (kochen, sieden).

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Questions about kochen

How do you conjugate kochen?

Present tense: ich koche, du kochst, er/sie/es kocht, wir kochen, ihr kocht, sie kochen. Simple past: kochte. Perfect: hat gekocht.

What does kochen mean in English?

kochen means "cook". For example: "Herr Georgi kann gut kochen." — "Mr. Georgi can cook well."

What level is kochen in German?

kochen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the cooking & preparing food vocabulary.

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