See also: Säften

Danish edit

Pronunciation edit

Noun edit

saften

  1. definite masculine singular of saft

German edit

Etymology edit

From Saft.

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈzaftən/
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: saf‧ten

Verb edit

saften (weak, third-person singular present saftet, past tense saftete, past participle gesaftet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive) to make juice
    Unsere Saftpresse hat sich bewährt, sie saftet ohne Ende.
    Our juicer was worth it; it makes juice like anything.
  2. (intransitive) to exude juice or another liquid
    Der weiche Untergrund unter unseren Füßen saftete mehr und mehr.
    The soft ground under our feet let out more and more liquid.
  3. (intransitive) to be or become full of sap
    Im Frühling saften die Bäume, allen voran die Birken.
    In spring the trees are full of sap, especially the birches.
  4. (intransitive, informal) to make inappropriate comments
    Wenn der hier so weiter saftet, kommen wir mit unserer Besprechung nie zum Schluss.
    If he’s just going to talk nonsense, we’ll never get this meeting over with.

Usage notes edit

  • The verb is rare in all of the above senses.

Conjugation edit

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Further reading edit

  • saften” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • saften” in Duden online
  • saften” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon

Norwegian Bokmål edit

Alternative forms edit

Noun edit

saften m or f

  1. definite masculine singular of saft

Swedish edit

Noun edit

saften

  1. definite singular of saft