packen

A2

to pack

English meaning
to pack
Vocabulary package
Luggage & Packing

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packen in a sentence

Ich muss noch meinen Koffer packen.

I still need to pack my suitcase.

Conjugation of packen

ichpacke
dupackst
er/sie/espackt
wirpacken
ihrpackt
sie/Siepacken
Simple past (er/sie/es)
packte
Perfect
hat gepackt

Word family

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Where packen comes from

seit dem 16. Jahrhundert belegte Nebenform von Pack im Sinn „großer Pack“, frühneuhochdeutsch Packe, über packe und pak „Gepäck, Bündel“ von pac „Bündel“ aus dem Handel mit Wolle im Flandern des 12. Jahrhunderts

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Questions about packen

How do you conjugate packen?

Present tense: packe, packst, packt, packen, packt, packen. Simple past: packte. Perfect: hat gepackt.

What does packen mean in English?

packen means "to pack". For example: "Ich muss noch meinen Koffer packen." — "I still need to pack my suitcase."

What level is packen in German?

packen is a A2 word — a2 — elementary. It belongs to the luggage & packing vocabulary.

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