Vocabulary
blinken
/ˈblɪŋkn̩/· verb
to indicate, to signal; to blink, flash
Sobald you want to turn: blinken.
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Conjugation
- ich
- blinke
- du
- blinkst
- er/sie/es
- blinkt
- wir
- blinken
- ihr
- blinkt
- sie/Sie
- blinken
Perfekt hat geblinktPräteritum blinkte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
blinken
to indicate (in a car)
Vor dem Abbiegen muss man blinken.
Before turning you have to indicate.
Word family
blinkender Blinkerindicatordas Blinklichtflashing lightdie Warnblinkanlagehazard warning lights
Common combinations
- rechts blinkento indicate right
- vergessen zu blinkento forget to indicate
- rechtzeitig blinkento indicate in time
Real examples
- Sobald du abbiegen willst, blinkst du.As soon as you want to turn, you indicate.
- Er hat vergessen zu blinken.He forgot to indicate.
- In der Prüfung muss man immer rechtzeitig blinken.In the test you always have to indicate in time.
