verb#2,320 by frequency
malen
/ˈmaːlən/
to paint; to draw, depict
- er/sie/es
- malt
- past
- malte
- past participle
- gemalt
Meanings
- 1
to paint — do paintwork
Der Künstler malt ein Bild.
The artist is painting a picture.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Wer malte dieses schöne Bild?
Who painted this beautiful picture?
Tatoeba · Zaghawa · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to paint — create a painting
- 3
to draw, depict — with a pencil, computer program, etc.
Warum hast du ein Gesicht an die Wand gemalt?
Why did you draw a face on the wall?
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich kann nicht gut malen, aber schreiben kann ich!
I'm not good at drawing, but I can write.
Tatoeba · Yorwba · CC BY 2.0 FR
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | male | malte |
| du | malst | maltest |
| er/sie/es | malt | malte |
| wir | malen | malten |
| ihr | malt | maltet |
| sie/Sie | malen | malten |