ritzen
to scratch, to score, to etch
English translations
- 01
to scratch
- 02
to score
Word details
- German meaning
- Ritzen bedeutet, mit einem scharfen Gegenstand oberflächliche Schnitte in etwas zu machen.
- English meaning
- To scratch or cut superficially with a sharp object.
- Synonym
- kratzen, einritzen
- German example
- Er ritzte seinen Namen in den Tisch.
- English example
- He scratched his name into the table.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich ritze du ritzt er/sie/es ich ritzt wir ritzen ihr ritzet sie ritzen
- Past Participle
- ich habe geritzt du hast geritzt er/sie/es hat geritzt wir haben geritzt ihr habt geritzt sie haben geritzt
- Past
- ich ritzte du ritztest er/sie/es ritzte wir ritzten ihr ritztet sie ritzten
Related words
- spritzen
to spray
- bespritzen
To sprinkle means to throw or wet something or someone with a liquid, often water.
- zerritzen
To tear to shreds
- einspritzen
Inject
- nass spritzen
To splash wet means that something or someone is splashed or soaked with liquid.
- plantschen
spritzen
- schrammen
Scratch
- einmeißeln
To chisel, to engrave
- Ritze
Crevice, crack
- Spritze
Syringe
- Lakritze
licorice
- Stinktier
Skunk
- Insulin
Insulin
- Einwegspritze
Disposable syringe; a syringe intended for single use only.
- Giftspritze
A lethal injection is an injection with a deadly dose of poison, used for the execution of death row inmates.
- Wegwerfspritze
Disposable syringe
- Mehrwegspritze
Reusable syringe
- ankratzen
to scratch
- kratzen
To scratch
- sprengen
Blow up
- planschen
to splash
- platschen
splash
- injizieren
Inject
- gravieren
To engrave
- anspucken
to spit on
- kerben
To notch
- furchen
To furrow
- zuckerkrank
Diabetic means suffering from diabetes mellitus, a metabolic disorder in which blood sugar levels are elevated.
- Zuckerkrankheit
Diabetes
- Spritzfisch
Archerfish
- Injektion
Injection
- Finanzspritze
financial injection
- plantschen
To splash, to paddle
Example sentences with “ritzen”
Er ritzte seinen Namen in den Baum. (He scratched his name into the tree.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the difference between 'ritzen' and 'kratzen'?
'Kratzen' is general scratching, while 'ritzen' implies creating a groove or mark on a surface.