German VERB B1 Rank 8675

ticken

to tick / work

ticken – tickte – hat getickt

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry ticken, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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ticken vs denken

to think

Denken refers to specific thoughts, ideas, or opinions. Ticken is a colloquial, broader way of describing how a person generally thinks, feels, or functions internally.

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ticken

Insgesamt ticke ich anders als Lea.

Overall, I operate differently from Lea.

denken

Bei dieser Frage denke ich anders als Lea.

I think differently from Lea on this question.

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