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Kaufen, einkaufen and others

Today we will look at some verbs with kaufen and see what is the difference between them.

Most likely you know the meaning of the main verb - kaufen (to buy). The antonym of this verb is verkaufen (to sell).

The difference between the verbs kaufen and einkaufen is somewhat more difficult to explain. Both translate as "buy", but one thing to keep in mind is the verb einkaufen. It is used to refer to purchases in general. For example, if you want to say that you went shopping, it's better to do it like this:
Ich gehe einkaufen - I go shopping.
If you want to indicate what you bought, then use kaufen:
Ich habe das Buch gestern gekauft - I bought the book yesterday.

The verb kaufen has other analogues with prefixes, for example:
nachkaufen - to buy more
loskaufen - redeem (make a deposit)
zukaufen - to buy additionally

Did you know about these verbs?