kreuzt

Kreuzt is the present tense inflection of the German verb kreuzen, meaning to cross, intersect, or mark with a cross. It is the form used with third-person singular subjects (er/sie/es kreuzt) and with the second-person plural informal subject (ihr kreuzt). The corresponding form for the formal you and for the plural you is kreuzen (Sie kreuzen, ihr kreuzen in the formal polite address is only Sie kreuzen). The word’s base is kreuz-, related to the noun Kreuz (cross).

In usage, kreuzt appears in a variety of contexts. It can describe physical crossing: Er kreuzt die Straße. It can refer to lines or paths intersecting: Die beiden Straßen kreuzen sich hier. It is also common in instruction or forms: Bitte kreuzt das richtige Kästchen an. In biology and genetics, kreuzen describes cross-breeding: Die Tiere kreuzen sich. The sense of “to cross” can extend metaphorically to mixing ideas or routes, such as two cultures crossing paths.

Forms and related terms: the past participle is gekreuzt, used with auxiliary haben in perfect tenses (Ich habe die Straße gekreuzt). Related nouns include Kreuz (cross) and Kreuzung (intersection, crossing). The verb can appear in compound forms like auskreuzen (to strike out or cross out).

Kreuzt is a common, polyvalent verb form in German, essential for describing crossing actions in everyday speech, writing, and instruction.