fingern
to finger; to touch with fingers; to manipulate
English translations
- 01
fingernail
Word details
- German meaning
- Mit den Fingern berühren, betasten oder manipulieren.
- English meaning
- To finger
- German example
- Er sollte nicht an der Wunde fingern, damit sie sich nicht entzündet.
- English example
- He shouldn't finger the wound so it doesn't get infected.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich fingre du fingerst er/sie/es ich fingert wir fingern ihr fingeret sie fingern
- Past Participle
- ich habe gefingert du hast gefingert er/sie/es hat gefingert wir haben gefingert ihr habt gefingert sie haben gefingert
- Past
- ich fingerte du fingertest er/sie/es fingerte wir fingerten ihr fingertet sie fingerten
Related words
- Fingernagel
Fingernail
- sich aus den Fingern saugen
To make something up, to fabricate
- Frostbeule
Chilblain
- Akrozyanose
Acrocyanosis
- Angewohnheit
Habit
- Glasharmonika
Glass harmonica
- Nagelbürste
A nail brush is a small brush used to clean dirt and debris from under fingernails.
- Polydaktylie
Polydactyly
- tasten
To feel, to touch
- Niednagel
Hangnail
- Maniküre
Manicure
- Nagelfeile
Nail file
- Nagelschere
Nail scissors
- Nagelknipser
Nail clipper
- nesteln
To fidget
- ausraufen
to pluck out, to pull out
- zerreiben
To grind, to crush
- Flipper
Pinball machine
- nikotingelb
Nicotine yellow
- Handfläche
Palm
- Oligodaktylie
Oligodactyly
- Fingerfertigkeit
Dexterity
- Nagelbürstchen
Nail brush
- Tick
A tic is an involuntary, repetitive movement or vocalization.
- kneifen
To pinch
- pulen
To pick out
- trommeln
To drum
- auf die Nerven gehen
To get on someone's nerves
- kribbeln
tingle
- zerrinnen
To slip away means to disappear or dissolve slowly and relentlessly, often figuratively for time or hope.
- pfriemeln
to tinker
- schnipsen
To snap one's fingers
Example sentences with “fingern”
Er fingert ständig an seinem Stift. (He is constantly fiddling with his pen.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the connotation of 'fingern'?
It often implies restless or annoying movement of the fingers.