basteln

A2 Verb frequency rank #4,843

What basteln means

Verb

to do handicrafts, to make or craft something by hand (especially out of paper, fabric and similar materials, by cutting, folding and gluing)
to tinker (with), to work (on) (in an attempt to fix or improve something)

Forms

basteln · bastelt · bastelte · hat gebastelt (an + Dativ)

Pronunciation

basteln in a sentence

Die Kinder basteln bunte Sterne aus Papier.

The children are making colourful stars out of paper.

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basteln is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #4,843 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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