abdecken

German

Etymology

From ab- +‎ decken. Cognate with Dutch afdekken (“to cover”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈapˌdɛkən/, [ˈʔapˌdɛkən], [-kŋ̩]
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Verb

abdecken (weak, third-person singular present deckt ab, past tense deckte ab, past participle abgedeckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to cover
    Ich muss noch die Leiche abdecken. ― Now I have to cover the corpse.
  2. to cover costs
    Das deckt kaum die Kosten ab. ― That barely covers the costs.
  3. to uncover, untile
    Der Sturm deckte die Dächer ab. ― The storm uncovered the roofs.

Conjugation

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