rackern
to drudge; to toil; to work hard
English translations
- 01
to mess around
- 02
to goof off
- 03
to lark about
Word details
- German meaning
- Rackern bedeutet hart arbeiten, sich abmühen.
- English meaning
- To slave away, to toil
- Synonym
- schuften, plagen
- German example
- Ich muss mich heute noch ganz schön rackern, um alles zu schaffen.
- English example
- I have to slave away today to get everything done.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich rackre du rackerst er/sie/es ich rackert wir rackern ihr rackeret sie rackern
- Past Participle
- ich habe gerackert du hast gerackert er/sie/es hat gerackert wir haben gerackert ihr habt gerackert sie haben gerackert
- Past
- ich rackerte du rackertest er/sie/es rackerte wir rackerten ihr rackertet sie rackerten
Related words
- abrackern
To slave away
- wie ein Pferd arbeiten
To work like a horse means to work very hard and tirelessly.
- robotten
Robotten (archaic) formerly referred to corvée, i.e., unpaid labor services that peasants had to provide for their landlord.
- Aufstrich
Spread
- malochen
to toil, to slog
- schuften
To drudge means to work hard and strenuously, often under difficult conditions.
Example sentences with “rackern”
Sie rackern für ein geringes Gehalt. (They toil for a low salary.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'rackern' formal?
No, it is informal and suggests hard, often tiring labor.