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ticken

think, work, tick

tick think, work + en present tense, we/they
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #41,380
think, work Colloquial when describing how a person or group thinks or behaves.
GE: Wir ticken alle anders.
EN: We all think differently.
tick Used of a clock or watch making a regular ticking sound.
GE: Manche Uhren ticken sehr laut.
EN: Some clocks tick very loudly.
Conjugation of ticken
ticken
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — ticken
Second — tickt
Third tickt ticken
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — ticken
Third — ticken
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — tickt

So ticken wir nicht, Kleiner.

That's not how we operate, kid.

— 28 Years Later: The Bone Temple (2026)

Glaub mir, ich bin ein Mädchen, ich weiß, wie wir ticken.

Believe me, I’m a girl—I know how we tick.

— Die Welle (2008)

Die Chinesen ticken wie die Amerikaner.

The Chinese think like the Americans.

— Burning (2018)

Du kannst sie ticken hören.

You can hear it ticking.

— The Devil's Backbone (2001)

Ich begreife einfach nicht, wie Kinder ticken.

I just don't understand how kids tick.