Vocabulary
recyceln
/ʁiˈsaɪ̯kl̩n/· verb
to recycle
What happens to paper, glass and metal after you've sorted them — at least in theory.
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Conjugation
- ich
- recycle
- du
- recycelst
- er/sie/es
- recycelt
- wir
- recyceln
- ihr
- recycelt
- sie/Sie
- recyceln
Perfekt hat recyceltPräteritum recycelte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
recyceln
to recycle
Aus recyceltem Plastik macht man zum Beispiel Jacken.
Recycled plastic is made into jackets, for example.
Word family
recycelndas Recyclingrecyclingrecycelbarrecyclabledas Recyclingpapierrecycled paper
Common combinations
- Plastik recycelnto recycle plastic
- recyceltes Papierrecycled paper
Common learner mistakes
- Das wird recyclet.Das wird recycelt.The German verb is recyceln → recycelt (the form „recyclet“ is rare).
Real examples
- Glas kann man fast unendlich oft recyceln.Glass can be recycled almost endlessly.
- Wird das wirklich recycelt?Does that really get recycled?
- Ich kaufe nur Hefte aus recyceltem Papier.I only buy exercise books made of recycled paper.
