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abtauschen

German, verb[ˈapˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩]

abtauschen is spelled A-B-T-A-U-S-C-H-E-N (10 letters). Abtauschen is a German verb meaning “to trade a piece for another” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “gegenseitig gleiche oder etwa gleichwertige Figuren schlagen”.

What does abtauschen mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to trade a piece for another

  2. 2

    to acquire something by exchanging it for something else

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. gegenseitig gleiche oder etwa gleichwertige Figuren schlagen 2. von jemandem im Tauschwege erwerben 3. tauschen, austauschen

The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.

Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.

Forms of abtauschen

  • tauscht ab present singular third-person
  • tauschte ab past
  • abgetauscht participle past
  • haben auxiliary
  • abtauschend participle present
  • abzutauschen infinitive infinitive-zu
  • tausche ab first-person indicative present
  • tauschen ab first-person indicative plural
  • tauschst ab indicative present second-person
  • tauschest ab second-person singular subjunctive
  • tauschet ab plural second-person subjunctive
  • tauschten ab first-person indicative plural
  • tauschtest ab indicative preterite second-person
  • tauschtet ab indicative plural preterite
  • tausch ab! imperative singular
  • tausche ab! imperative singular
  • tauscht ab! imperative plural
  • abgetauscht haben active infinitive perfect

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce abtauschen?

  • [ˈapˌtaʊ̯ʃn̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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