verb
to print, to press (less common)
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Drucken means 'to print' (main) and less commonly 'to press'. It's a regular weak verb (gedruckt) using auxiliary haben. Non-reflexive and not separable. Common in passive: etwas wird gedruckt. Use with objects or machines: 'ein Dokument drucken' (to print a document).
Examples
Er druckte den Bericht.
He printed the report.
Kannst du das Dokument bitte drucken?
Can you please print the document?
Die Firma druckte die Broschüren für die Messe.
The company printed the brochures for the fair.
Details
Mnemonics
Picture a printer spitting out paper when you say 'drucken'.
Sounds like 'druk' (press) — imagine pressing a button to print.
Notes
'drucken' is a regular weak verb meaning to print. The past participle is 'gedruckt'.