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**Tips to Remember the German Word “Kochen”**:
1. Associate the word “kochen” with cooking activities you already know – imagine cooking or boiling something in a pot, and think of the word “kochen.”
2. Link it to the English word “cook” – they both start with “co-” and the action is the same.
3. You can also remember it by rhyming it with a similar sounding English word, such as “token” (although pronounced differently). Just think of a token you might use to start a cooking game or activity.

**Explanations**:
The verb “kochen” in German means “to cook” or “to boil.” It refers to the process of preparing food by heating it, usually in hot water or another liquid, as well as to the general act of cooking.

**Other Words That Mean the Same Thing**:
– “braten” means to fry or roast.
– “backen” means to bake.
– “grillen” means to grill.
– “dünsten” means to steam or stew.

**Conjugations of “Kochen”**:
– Infinitive: kochen (to cook)
– Present:
– ich koche (I cook / am cooking)
– du kochst (you cook / are cooking, singular informal)
– er/sie/es kocht (he/she/it cooks / is cooking)
– wir kochen (we cook / are cooking)
– ihr kocht (you cook / are cooking, plural informal)
– sie/Sie kochen (they/you cook / are cooking, formal)

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

– Present perfect (Perfekt):
– ich habe gekocht (I have cooked)
– du hast gekocht (you have cooked, singular informal)
– er/sie/es hat gekocht (he/she/it has cooked)
– wir haben gekocht (we have cooked)
– ihr habt gekocht (you have cooked, plural informal)
– sie/Sie haben gekocht (they/you have cooked, formal)

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

**Examples of Sentences Using “Kochen”**:
– Ich koche gerne italienische Gerichte. (I like to cook Italian dishes.)
– Meine Mutter kocht die beste Suppe. (My mother cooks the best soup.)
– Morgen werde ich ein neues Rezept kochen. (Tomorrow I will cook a new recipe.)
– Wir haben gestern Abend zusammen gekocht. (We cooked together last night.)
– Kannst du bitte das Wasser für die Nudeln kochen? (Can you please boil the water for the pasta?)

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