kocht

Kocht is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb kochen, meaning to cook or to boil. It denotes that a singular subject is performing the action of cooking. The form is common in everyday German, including recipes, cooking instructions, and narrative passages. The infinitive of the verb is kochen, and the noun form for the activity is das Kochen.

Conjugation and related forms: In the present tense, the verb conjugates as ich koche, du kochst, er kocht, wir kochen, ihr kocht, sie kochen. The simple past (Präteritum) is ich kochte, du kochtest, er kochte, wir kochten, ihr kochtet, sie kochten. The past participle is gekocht, used with the auxiliary haben in perfect tenses, as in Er hat gekocht. The imperative forms include koche (du), kocht (ihr), and kochen Sie (formal).

Pronunciation and usage notes: Kocht is pronounced with a hard k, followed by the velar fricative ch, and ends with t, qualitatively [kɔxt]. In German, the verb describes the act of preparing food by heating, typically by boiling, simmering, or frying, depending on the context. It is distinct from related forms such as kochen (the infinitive) and das Kochen (the noun meaning cooking).

Overview: As a common inflected form, kocht appears in sentences where a single subject is performing the cooking action in the present tense. The word connects to broader German cooking vocabulary and forms part of standard verb conjugation patterns in regular weak verbs.