German word
putzen in German sentences
putzen means "to clean" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Lara putzt das Bad am Samstag.
Lara cleans the bathroom on Saturday.
Wir putzen die Fenster vor dem Besuch.
We clean the windows before the visit.
Das Kind putzt den Teller mit Brot sauber.
The child wipes the plate clean with bread.
Lara putzt das Glas nicht mit Sand.
Lara does not clean the glass with sand.
Nach dem Essen putzt die Familie die Küche.
After dinner, the family cleans the kitchen.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive putzen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.