Verb
ätzen
to etch (with acid, typically deliberately as part of treating or processing)
B2
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Meanings
Verb
- to etch (with acid, typically deliberately as part of treating or processing)
- to cauterize
- to rant, to disparage
In a sentence
In der Werkstatt ätzt man feine Muster in das Metall.
In the workshop they etch fine patterns into the metal.
Forms
infinitive
ätzen
he/she/it
ätzt
simple past
ätzte
perfect
hat geätzt
takes + Akkusativ; gegen + Akkusativ