tauschen

See also: Tauschen and täuschen

German

Etymology

From Middle High German tiuschen, which is derived from tūschen.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈtaʊ̯ʃən/, [ˈtʰaʊ̯ʃn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: tau‧schen

Verb

tauschen (weak, third-person singular present tauscht, past tense tauschte, past participle getauscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, [gegen (for)]) to trade, to exchange, to swap, to barter (items, goods, etc.)
    Er tauschte die Büroklammer gegen einen Stift.
    He exchanged the paper clip for a pen.
  2. (transitive, figurative) to do something mutually; to swap circumstances
    die Plätze tauschen ― to trade places
    Küsse tauschen ― to share a kiss
    Grüße tauschen ― to trade greetings

Conjugation

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