zudecken

hat zugedeckt · deckte zu
Based on: decken, zu
zu verb
  1. to tuck sb in
  2. to cover
1.

to tuck sb in

(used in context of sleeping)
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Examples
  • "Mama, kommst du mich noch zuuuudecken?""Na klar, Spatz."
  • "Mooom, are you gonna come tuck me in?""Of course, birdy."
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2.

to cover

(The sense of completely cover something. Rarely used, but sounds good for snow covering a landscape for instance. Bedecken and abdecken are more common.)
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Examples
  • Der frisch gefallene Schnee deckt die Felder komplett zu.
  • The freshly fallen snow completely covers the fields.

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How many meanings does the German word 'zudecken' have?

zudecken has 2 distinct meanings: 1. to tuck sb in, 2. to cover.

What is the past tense of 'zudecken'?

hat zugedeckt / deckte zu

What is 'zudecken' related to?

The word 'zudecken' is related to decken and zu.

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Word of the Day – “die Decke”
Decke means cover. And under that cover we … ahem… discover a whole bunch of useful nouns and verbs. Today, we’ll cover all those and more :)
Vocab: die Decke, der Deckel, die Deckung, decken, zudecken, bedecken, entdecken
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