They cook in German 🇩🇪

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**Tips to Remember the German Word:**

– Associate “sie kochen” with a group of people or a formal “you,” as “sie” can mean “they” or “you” (formal). Imagine a group of people or a chef cooking.
– Remember that ‘kochen’ sounds like “cooking” in English, which can help recall the meaning.
– Think of ‘kitchen,’ since ‘Küche’ is the German word for the place where ‘sie kochen.’

**Explanations:**

– “sie kochen” translates to “they cook” or “you cook” (formal singular or plural).
– “sie” is the pronoun for “they” or the formal “you.”
– “kochen” is the infinitive verb meaning “to cook.”

**Other Words That Mean the Same Thing:**

– “braten” – to fry or roast, when using a dry method or oil.
– “backen” – to bake, typically in an oven.
– “grillen” – to grill, usually over an open flame.

**Conjugations of “kochen”:**

– Infinitive: kochen (to cook)

– Present Tense:
– ich koche (I cook)
– du kochst (you cook – informal singular)
– er/sie/es kocht (he/she/it cooks)
– wir kochen (we cook)
– ihr kocht (you cook – informal plural)
– sie/Sie kochen (they/you cook – formal singular/plural)

– Simple Past (Preterite) Tense:
– ich kochte (I cooked)
– du kochtest (you cooked – informal singular)
– er/sie/es kochte (he/she/it cooked)
– wir kochten (we cooked)
– ihr kochtet (you cooked – informal plural)
– sie/Sie kochten (they/you cooked – formal singular/plural)

– Perfect Tense (with “haben,” which is the auxiliary verb used with “kochen”):
– ich habe gekocht (I have cooked)

– Future Tense:
– ich werde kochen (I will cook)
– du wirst kochen (you will cook – informal singular)
– er/sie/es wird kochen (he/she/it will cook)
– wir werden kochen (we will cook)
– ihr werdet kochen (you will cook – informal plural)
– sie/Sie werden kochen (they/you will cook – formal singular/plural)

**Examples of Sentences That Use It:**

– Present: “Sie kochen jeden Samstag ein großes Abendessen.” (They cook a big dinner every Saturday.)
– Simple Past: “Gestern kochten sie eine Suppe.” (Yesterday they cooked a soup.)
– Perfect: “Sie haben bereits das Mittagessen gekocht.” (They have already cooked lunch.)
– Future: “Nächste Woche werden sie ein Festmahl kochen.” (Next week they will cook a feast.)

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