pissen
to piss
Colloquial, vulgar for to urinate.
EXAMPLE
Ich muss mal kurz pissen gehen.
I need to go piss real quick.
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to piss
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Meanings
pissen
to piss down
Colloquial, crude for to rain heavily.
EXAMPLE
Nimm einen Schirm mit, es pisst draußen.
Take an umbrella with you, it's pissing down outside.
Usage tips
Register: vulgar language
The word 'pissen' (to piss) is very colloquial and is perceived as vulgar or crude. Use it only in very informal situations, for example among close friends.
EXAMPLE
Er fluchte und sagte, er müsse dringend pissen.
He swore and said he urgently needed to piss.
Context clue
You can tell whether 'pissen' (to piss) means to urinate or to rain from the subject. If a person is the subject, it is about urinating. If 'es' (it) is the subject, it is about heavy rain.
EXAMPLE
Warte kurz, der Hund muss mal pissen.
Wait a moment, the dog needs to piss.
Sentence structure for rain
When 'pissen' (to piss down) means heavy rain, it is always used impersonally with 'es' (it) as the subject. So the structure is always: 'Es pisst.' (It's pissing down.)
EXAMPLE
Zieh deine Regenjacke an, es pisst schon wieder.
Put on your rain jacket, it's pissing down again.
Typical phrases
In the meaning 'urinieren' (to urinate), the verb is often used in fixed phrases such as 'pissen gehen' (to go piss) or 'pissen müssen' (to need to piss).
EXAMPLE
Wir sollten eine Pause machen, ich muss mal pissen.
We should take a break, I need to piss.
Compare with
pissen vs pinkeln
to pee / to drizzle
“Pinkeln” and “pissen” are both colloquial words for urinating. However, “pissen” is considerably more crude and vulgar, while “pinkeln” is informal but less offensive. In a casual, relatively inoffensive statement, “pinkeln” is appropriate; “pissen” conveys deliberately crude wording.
pissen
Der Mann schimpfte grob, dass er draußen pissen müsse.
The man crudely complained that he had to piss outside.
pinkeln
Das Kind sagte, dass es vor der langen Fahrt noch pinkeln müsse.
The child said that they still needed to pee before the long journey.
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