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pissen
to piss
Colloquial, vulgar for to urinate.
example
Ich muss mal kurz pissen gehen.
I need to go piss real quick.
pissen
to piss
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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 regnen
to rain
'regnen' and 'pissen' can both talk about rain. 'regnen' is the normal and neutral word. 'pissen' is crude and vulgar; with weather, it means that it is raining heavily. Learners may confuse the words because in casual conversations you sometimes hear 'es pisst' (it's pissing down). But this is not polite and does not fit formal situations. 'es regnet' (it's raining) is almost always the safe choice; 'es pisst' is something you would say at most among friends and with a rough tone.
pissen
Nach dem Training pisste es so stark, dass niemand zum Bus laufen wollte.
After training, it was pissing down so hard that nobody wanted to run to the bus.
regnen
Wir bleiben im Zug sitzen, weil es draußen regnet.
We stay seated on the train because it is raining outside.
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