decken

A1 Verb frequency rank #2,563

What decken means

Verb

to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to provide news coverage”)
to lay or set (the table)
to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.)
to mark, to guard (an opponent in a ball game)
to cover (a female animal)

Forms

decken · deckt · deckte · hat gedeckt

Pronunciation

decken in a sentence

Die Einnahmen decken kaum die laufenden Kosten.

The income barely covers the running costs.

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decken is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #2,563 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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