buttern
to butter; to spread butter; (colloquial) to invest money
English translations
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Word details
- German meaning
- Butter herstellen, Butter machen.
- English meaning
- To churn butter
- Synonym
- Butter machen, Butter schlagen
- German example
- Meine Oma hat früher immer selbst gebuttert.
- English example
- My grandma used to churn butter herself.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich buttre du butterst er/sie/es ich buttert wir buttern ihr butteret sie buttern
- Past Participle
- ich habe gebuttert du hast gebuttert er/sie/es hat gebuttert wir haben gebuttert ihr habt gebuttert sie haben gebuttert
- Past
- ich butterte du buttertest er/sie/es butterte wir butterten ihr buttertet sie butterten
Related words
- unterbuttern
To bully, to suppress
Example sentences with “buttern”
Er hat sein ganzes Geld in dieses Projekt gebuttert. (He has poured all his money into this project.)
Frequently asked questions
Can 'buttern' be used figuratively?
Yes, in colloquial German, 'buttern' is frequently used to mean investing large amounts of money into something, often with a nuance of recklessness or high effort.