verb
to cook
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kochen: verb meaning 'to cook' and 'to boil' (food or liquids). Regular weak verb; auxiliary haben (Perfekt: hat gekocht). Past participle 'gekocht', present participle 'kochend'. Non-reflexive and non-separable. Use with direct objects for cooking something (Sie kocht das Abendessen) or intransitively when liquids boil.
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Ich habe heute Abend gekocht.
I cooked this evening.
Ich koche heute Abend.
I'll cook tonight.
Die Mutter kochte das Abendessen, während die Kinder ihre Hausaufgaben machten.
The mother cooked dinner while the children did their homework.
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A pot bubbling on the stove with the label 'kochen'
kochen sounds a bit like 'kitchen' — both about cooking
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Regular weak verb. Uses 'haben' as auxiliary in perfect tenses.