verb
to buy
A1
To buy; to purchase goods or services. Auxiliary haben forms the perfect (ich habe gekauft). Regular weak verb with past kaufte and past participle gekauft. Non‑reflexive, not separable. Standard imperative forms (kauf(e)!, kauft!, kaufen Sie!). No special preposition required in typical use. Used broadly in commerce and daily speech contexts.
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Ich kaufe ein neues Auto.
I'm buying a new car.
Er kaufte ein Haus.
He bought a house.
Ich habe ein neues Handy gekauft.
I bought a new cell phone.
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picture handing over money and taking an item with the label 'kaufen'
think 'cow-fen' -> 'buying cows' (silly image to remember 'kaufen' = to buy)
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Regular weak verb meaning 'to buy'. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary in perfect tenses.