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berücken

German, verb/bəˈʁʏkn̩/

berücken is spelled B-E-R-Ü-C-K-E-N (8 letters). Berücken is a German verb meaning “to ensnare” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “sehr anziehend und faszinierend wirken”.

What does berücken mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to ensnare

  2. 2

    to captivate

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

How German dictionaries define it

verb: 1. sehr anziehend und faszinierend wirken 2. mit einer Falle, Schlinge, Netz fangen 3. überfallen, überlisten

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 berücken

  • berückt present singular third-person
  • berückte past
  • haben auxiliary
  • berückend participle present
  • berücke first-person indicative present
  • berückst indicative present second-person
  • berückest second-person singular subjunctive
  • berücket plural second-person subjunctive
  • berückten first-person indicative plural
  • berücktest indicative preterite second-person
  • berücktet indicative plural preterite
  • berück imperative second-person singular
  • habe berückt first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben berückt first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • berück! imperative singular
  • berücke! imperative singular
  • berückt! imperative plural
  • berückt haben active infinitive perfect

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

How do you pronounce berücken?

  • /bəˈʁʏkn̩/
  • [bəˈʁʏkn̩]

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

English words that translate to berücken

Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.

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