decken
/ˈdɛkən/ verb B1- to cover (a roof, with a blanket, etc.) · Tischlein deck dich Wishing-Table
- to cover (e.g. a demand, a loss; but not “to provide news coverage”)
- to cover (a female animal)
- to lay or set (the table)
- to mark
- to be congruent, to coincide
- to protect, to guard
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- decken
- Present (er)
- deckt
- Präteritum (er)
- deckte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat gedeckt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu decken
From the library
Dahinter saß die erschöpfte Frau, in eine dünne Decke gewickelt, und zitterte vor Kälte.
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