paint
to paint
verb
Meaning: to paint
Ich male ein Bild.
I am painting a picture.
Meaning: to draw
Sie malt ein Porträt.
She is drawing a portrait.
Meaning: to color
Die Kinder malen das Bild bunt.
The children are coloring the picture.
Meaning: to depict
Das Gemälde malt eine idyllische Landschaft.
The painting depicts an idyllic landscape.
Meaning: to smear
Er hat sich die Farbe ins Gesicht gemalt.
He smeared the paint on his face.
A1: Ich male ein Bild.
A1: I am painting a picture.
A1: Er malt mit Buntstiften.
A1: He is using colored pencils to paint.
A1: Wir malen gerne Mandalas.
A1: We enjoy painting mandalas.
B1: Gestern habe ich ein Porträt gemalt.
B1: Yesterday, I painted a portrait.
B1: Nächste Woche werde ich eine Landschaft malen.
B1: Next week, I will paint a landscape.
B2: Als Kind habe ich oft mit Wasserfarben gemalt.
B2: As a child, I used to paint with watercolors often.
B2: In der Kunstschule lernen wir verschiedene Techniken des Malens.
B2: In art school, we learn different painting techniques.
C1: Wenn ich Zeit hätte, würde ich ein riesiges Wandgemälde malen.
C1: If I had time, I would paint a huge mural.
C1: Nachdem sie den Raum gestrichen hatte, begann sie die Möbel zu bemalen.
C1: After she had painted the room, she started painting the furniture.
C2: Wenn ich ein berühmter Künstler wäre, hätte ich schon viele Meisterwerke gemalt.
C2: If I were a famous artist, I would have already painted many masterpieces.
The German verb 'malen' means 'to paint' in English. It is a versatile verb that can be used to describe the act of applying color to a surface using various mediums such as brushes, pencils, or even digital tools.
When conjugated, 'malen' follows the regular pattern for weak verbs in German. For example, in the present tense, it conjugates as 'ich male' (I paint), 'du malst' (you paint), 'er/sie/es malt' (he/she/it paints), and so on.
In addition to its literal meaning of painting, 'malen' can also be used figuratively to express the idea of creating or producing something, such as a picture, an image, or even a story.