antasten
German, verb/ˈanˌtastn̩/
antasten is spelled A-N-T-A-S-T-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 6 million words in written German, the 125,379th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Antasten is a German verb meaning “to touch” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “prüfend mit den Fingern berühren”.
What does antasten mean in English?
verb
- 1
to touch
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. prüfend mit den Fingern berühren 2. an den Verbrauch bestimmter Waren/Rücklagen gehen 3. die Unversehrtheit von Ehre, Recht, Körper oder Seele beeinträchtigen
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 antasten
- tastet an present singular third-person
- tastete an past
- angetastet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- antastend participle present
- anzutasten infinitive infinitive-zu
- taste an first-person indicative present
- tasten an first-person indicative plural
- tastest an indicative present second-person
- tasteten an first-person indicative plural
- tastetest an indicative preterite second-person
- tastetet an indicative plural preterite
- tast an! imperative singular
- taste an! imperative singular
- tastet an! imperative plural
- angetastet haben active infinitive perfect
- angetastet werden processual-passive infinitive present
- angetastet worden sein processual-passive infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce antasten?
- /ˈanˌtastn̩/
- [ˈanˌtastn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is antasten in German?
antasten appears about once in every 6 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).