No. 830 in German
kaufen
To buy.
In a sentence
Ich kaufe ein Buch.
I buy a book.
The verb 'kaufen' is conjugated in the first-person singular present tense to denote an ongoing or habitual action of buying.
Wir haben gestern ein Auto gekauft.
We bought a car yesterday.
Here, 'kaufen' is used in the past tense (perfect tense in German), indicating a completed action in the past.
Musst du diesen Computer kaufen?
Do you have to buy this computer?
In this sentence, 'kaufen' is used in the infinitive form in combination with the modal verb 'müssen' to express necessity.
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