kaufen
to buy
- Past (Präteritum)
- kaufte
- Past participle
- gekauft (haben)
*kaufen + Dat + Akk*: *Ich kaufe dir ein Eis.* *sich etwas kaufen* vs *einkaufen gehen*. Idiom *die Katze im Sack kaufen*.
Conjugation
Present
- kauft
- present, singular, third-person
- kaufe
- first-person, indicative, present, singular
- kaufen
- first-person, indicative, plural, present
- kaufst
- indicative, present, second-person, singular
Past
- kaufte
- past
- kauften
- first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
- kauftest
- indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
- kauftet
- indicative, plural, preterite, second-person
Subjunctive
- kaufe
- first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kaufen
- first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kaufest
- second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kaufet
- plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- kaufte
- first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- kauften
- first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- kauftest
- formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- kauftet
- formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- habe gekauft
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
- haben gekauft
- first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
- habest gekauft
- multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- habet gekauft
- multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- hätte gekauft
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
- hätten gekauft
- first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
- hättest gekauft
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
- hättet gekauft
- multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
- werde kaufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden kaufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest kaufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet kaufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde kaufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden kaufen
- first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdest kaufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würdet kaufen
- future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- werde gekauft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werden gekauft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdest gekauft haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- werdet gekauft haben
- future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
- würde gekauft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
- würden gekauft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
Imperative
- kauf
- imperative, second-person, singular
- kaufe
- imperative, second-person, singular
- kauft
- imperative, plural, second-person
Participle
- gekauft
- participle, past
- kaufend
- participle, present
Infinitive
- kaufen
- infinitive
Other
- habe gekauft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
- haben gekauft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
- hast gekauft
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
- habt gekauft
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
- hat gekauft
- indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
- hatte gekauft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
- hatten gekauft
- first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
- hattest gekauft
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
- hattet gekauft
- indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
- kaufen werden
- future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde kaufen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden kaufen
- first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst kaufen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet kaufen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird kaufen
- future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- gekauft haben werden
- future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
- werde gekauft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
- werden gekauft haben
- first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
- wirst gekauft haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
- werdet gekauft haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
- wird gekauft haben
- future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
- käufen
- alternative, nonstandard, regional
- Käufer
- agent, form-of, masculine, strong
- Kaufen
- form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong
Prefixed forms (3)
- einkaufen (separable)
to shop / buy groceries
Wir kaufen am Samstag ein. — We do the shopping on Saturday.
- ankaufen (separable)
to purchase
Die Firma kauft Grundstücke an. — The company purchases land.
- aufkaufen (separable)
to buy up
Er kaufte alle Tickets auf. — He bought up all tickets.