tasten
to touch, grope, feel one's way
English translations
- 01
buttons
- 02
to press
- 03
keys
- 04
Schlüssel
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas mit den Händen oder Fingern berühren, um es zu fühlen oder zu identifizieren.
- English meaning
- To feel, to touch
- Synonym
- fühlen, abtasten
- German example
- Ich taste nach dem Lichtschalter im Dunkeln.
- English example
- I feel for the light switch in the dark.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich taste du tastest er/sie/es ich tastet wir tasten ihr tastet sie tasten
- Past Participle
- ich habe getastet du hast getastet er/sie/es hat getastet wir haben getastet ihr habt getastet sie haben getastet
- Past
- ich tastete du tastetest er/sie/es tastete wir tasteten ihr tastetet sie tasteten
Related words
- Tasteninstrumentenhersteller
keyboard instrument manufacturer
- Tasteninstrument
keyboard instrument
- neu abtasten
resample
- wiederabtasten
resample
- abtasten
to feel again
- abtasten
to re-examine
- abtasten
resample
- Abtasten
Palpation
- abtasten
frisk
- antasten
to feel
- antasten
to explore
- abtasten
to scan
- antasten
to touch
- abtasten
to feel
- abtasten
to palpate
- Tastenbelegung
Key mapping is the assignment of functions to individual keys on a keyboard.
- Tastenkombination
Keyboard shortcut
- Tasteninstrument
Keyboard instrument
- Tasteninstrumentenhersteller
Keyboard instrument manufacturer
- Tasteninstrumentenbauer
keyboard instrument maker
- abtasten
To feel, to palpate
- antasten
To touch, to feel
- taften
to feel, to touch repeatedly
- Fingersatz
fingering
- Lautenwerck
Lautenwerck
- Ziehharmonika
Accordion
- Finger
Finger
- Pfeiltaste
An arrow key is a key on a keyboard used to move the cursor or selection in a specific direction.
- Fantast
visionary
- Keyboard
Keyboard
- Cembalo
Harpsichord
- Kirchenorgel
Church organ
- Leertaste
The space bar is a key on the keyboard that creates an empty space between words.
- anfassen
To touch
- scannen
to scan
- fingern
To finger
- Bebung
Bebung is a term from music that describes a vibrato-like technique on keyboard instruments, where the tone is modulated by slightly moving the finger up and down on the key.
- Klavier
Piano
- Fühler
Antenna
- eintippen
To type in
- Klaviertastatur
Piano keyboard
- berühren
To touch
- grabbeln
To fumble
- beschnuppern
To sniff means to carefully and curiously smell something or someone, often to find out more about them.
- Harmonium
Harmonium
Example sentences with “tasten”
Ich musste mich im Dunkeln tasten. (I had to feel my way in the dark.)
Frequently asked questions
What is the past tense of 'tasten'?
The past tense (Präteritum) is 'tastete', and the perfect tense is 'hat getastet'. It is a weak verb.