saften
German, verb
saften is spelled S-A-F-T-E-N (6 letters) and appears about once in every 3 million words in written German, the 72,255th most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Saften is a German verb meaning “to make juice” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). On this page, Säften is a different word: “dative plural of Saft”. With a capital, Saften is a different word: “gerund of saften”. The German Wiktionary defines it as “Saft herstellen, abzapfen, entziehen, gewinnen”.
What does saften mean in English?
verb
- 1
to make juice
Unsere Saftpresse hat sich bewährt, sie saftet ohne Ende.
- 2
to exude juice or another liquid
Der weiche Untergrund unter unseren Füßen saftete mehr und mehr.
- 3
to be or become full of sap
Im Frühling saften die Bäume, allen voran die Birken.
- 4
informalto make inappropriate comments
Wenn der hier so weiter saftet, kommen wir mit unserer Besprechung nie zum Schluss.
noun
- 1
masculinedative plural of Saft
noun
- 1
neutergerund of saften
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Saft herstellen, abzapfen, entziehen, gewinnen 2. das Austreten von Saft, von Flüssigkeit aus den Zellstrukturen von Organismen, deren Teile oder anderen saugfähigen Materialien 3. Saft verschütten, vergießen 4. mit Kraft erfüllen
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 saften
- saftet present singular third-person
- saftete past
- gesaftet participle past
- haben auxiliary
- saftend participle present
- safte first-person indicative present
- saftest indicative present second-person
- safteten first-person indicative plural
- saftetest indicative preterite second-person
- saftetet indicative plural preterite
- saft imperative second-person singular
- habe gesaftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben gesaftet first-person indicative multiword-construction
- safte! imperative singular
- saftet! imperative plural
- gesaftet haben active infinitive perfect
- zu saften active extended infinitive
- gesaftet zu haben active extended infinitive
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
English words that translate to saften
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is saften in German?
saften appears about once in every 3 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).