No. 2,843 in German
trinken
"Trinken" means "to drink."
In a sentence
Ich trinke Wasser.
I am drinking water.
The verb 'trinken' is used in its base form to describe the subject's action of consuming liquid.
Zwei Liter Wasser pro Tag zu trinken ist gesund.
Drinking two liters of water per day is healthy.
The verb 'trinken' appears in its infinitive form as part of a verb phrase indicating an object action.
Er hat seinen Kaffee schnell getrunken.
He drank his coffee quickly.
The verb 'trinken' is conjugated in past perfect (Partizip Perfekt) to detail a completed action in the past.
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