pfropfen

C1

to graft / cram / stopper

English meaning
to graft / cram / stopper
Vocabulary package
Trees & Plants

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pfropfen in a sentence

Man pfropft neue Sorten auf alte Obstbäume.

One grafts new varieties onto old fruit trees.

Conjugation of pfropfen

ichpfropfe
dupfropfst
er/sie/espfropft
wirpfropfen
ihrpfropft
sie/Siepfropfen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
pfropfte
Perfect
hat gepfropft

Where pfropfen comes from

Anfang des 18. Jahrhunderts ins Hochdeutsche übernommen von niederdeutsch propp(en) „Stöpsel, Kork“ :In der Literatur des 19. Jahrhunderts findet sich noch die Schreibweise Propfen.

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Questions about pfropfen

How do you conjugate pfropfen?

Present tense: pfropfe, pfropfst, pfropft, pfropfen, pfropft, pfropfen. Simple past: pfropfte. Perfect: hat gepfropft.

What does pfropfen mean in English?

pfropfen means "to graft / cram / stopper". For example: "Man pfropft neue Sorten auf alte Obstbäume." — "One grafts new varieties onto old fruit trees."

What level is pfropfen in German?

pfropfen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the trees & plants vocabulary.

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