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ratzen

B2

to kip = sleep in a place that isn't your home

English meaning
to kip = sleep in a place that isn't your home
Vocabulary package
Sleep & Tiredness

ratzen in a sentence

Die Obdachlosen ratzen unter der Brücke.

The homeless sleep under the bridge.

Conjugation of ratzen

ichratze
duratzt
er/sie/esratzt
wirratzen
ihrratzt
sie/Sieratzen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
ratzte
Perfect
hat geratzt

Where ratzen comes from

Jägersprache: Der europäische Iltis und dessen domestizierte Form das Frettchen sowie das Murmeltier und der Siebenschläfer, die bekanntlich schlaffreudig sind, werden als Ratz bezeichnet.

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Questions about ratzen

How do you conjugate ratzen?

Present tense: ratze, ratzt, ratzt, ratzen, ratzt, ratzen. Simple past: ratzte. Perfect: hat geratzt.

What does ratzen mean in English?

ratzen means "to kip = sleep in a place that isn't your home". For example: "Die Obdachlosen ratzen unter der Brücke." — "The homeless sleep under the bridge."

What level is ratzen in German?

ratzen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the sleep & tiredness vocabulary.

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