abfärben
/ˈapˌfɛʁbn̩/
verb
B2
der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)
Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.
Forms
- present
- färbt ab
- past
- färbte ab
- perfect
- hat abgefärbt
Meaning
-
to bleed color, to rub off; to rub off on someone (figurative)
Built from ab (off, away) + färben (to dye).
Made of
- ab off, away
- färben to dye
Practice
1 What does abfärben mean?
to bleed color, to rub off; to rub off on someone (figurative)
2 Fill the gap: Das rote T-Shirt hat auf die weiße Wäsche ___.
Full sentence: Das rote T-Shirt hat auf die weiße Wäsche abgefärbt. (The red T-shirt bled color onto the white laundry.)
3 Which fingerprint chart matches abfärben?
abfärben: neutral register, common frequency, general domain, neutral connotation.
See also
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