kaufen
German
Alternative forms
- käufen (regional, nonstandard)
Etymology
From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old High German koufōn, cognate with Dutch kopen. Ultimately from Latin caupō (“tradesman, shopkeeper”). Compare English cheapen.
Pronunciation
Verb
- to buy
- Sie kauft ein Auto.
- She is buying a car.
- Ich glaube, wir haben zu viel gekauft.
- I think we bought too much.
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “kaufen” in Duden online