verb
to clean
A2
putzen means 'to clean' (to clean or polish surfaces) and commonly refers to cleaning rooms, objects, or teeth. Regular weak verb; auxiliary haben; participle geputzt. Non‑reflexive per metadata. No fixed preposition. Frequent imperatives (Putz! Putzt!) and passive forms (wird geputzt).
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Ich habe das Fenster geputzt.
I cleaned the window.
Er putzte sein Fahrrad.
He cleaned his bicycle.
Bevor die Gäste kamen, putzte das Personal die Tische, damit alles sauber aussah.
Before the guests arrived, the staff cleaned the tables so that everything looked clean.
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picture scrubbing a surface with a brush
putz -> 'putz' sounds like English 'putz' (tidy)
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