ich habe gekackt
In German, ich habe gekackt is the way to say "I pooped".
The phrase is a blunt or childish way to describe the act of passing stool. It is considered crude and uses the vulgar verb kacken.
What does it mean word for word?
The phrase is composed of the subject ich (I), the auxiliary verb habe (have) and the past participle gekackt (crapped).
Which one should you use?
While ich habe gekackt is blunt and crude, the phrase ich habe Stuhlgang gehabt is the clinical or polite way to express the same physiological event.
Is there a formal and an informal way to say it?
ich habe gekackt is informal and suitable only for very informal or childish contexts. For a formal or medical way to say "I had a bowel movement," use Ich hatte Stuhlgang.
Is it said differently in some regions?
In parts of Austria, Ich habe gschißn. is used as an informal regional variation.
Did you know?
- The polite alternative Stuhlgang is a literal combination of Stuhl, meaning 'chair' or 'stool', and Gang, meaning 'walk' or 'going'.
- In German, the word Kacke can be used in the idiom das ist Kacke, meaning something is simply bad or unfortunate, regardless of any actual bathroom activity.
- The Bavarian or Austrian variation gschißn comes from the verb scheißen, which is even more vulgar and aggressive than kacken.
Examples in context
- Guck mal, ich habe gekackt!Look, I pooped!
- Echt jetzt? Ich habe gekackt.Really? I pooped.
Example conversation
Two children are playing in a playground.
- HannahJulian, ich habe gekackt!Julian, I pooped!
- JulianDas ist eklig, Hannah.That is gross, Hannah.
- HannahAber ich habe gekackt.But I pooped.
- JulianGeh schnell zur Mama.Go to your mom quickly.
