kratzen

A2 Verb frequency rank #7,218

What kratzen means

Verb

to scratch (rub a surface with a sharp, pointy rough object, especially to remove itching)
to remove by scratching, to scrape something off
to produce a noise by scratching
to scratch, to be scratchy or itchy (to cause itching)

Forms

kratzen · kratzt · kratzte · hat gekratzt (+ Akkusativ; an + Dativ)

Pronunciation

kratzen in a sentence

Jemand hat seine Initialen in die Scheibe gekratzt.

Someone has scratched their initials into the glass.

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kratzen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #7,218 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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