abfeuern

/ˈapˌfɔɪ̯ɐn/

verb B2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
feuert ab
past
feuerte ab
perfect
hat abgefeuert

Meaning

  1. to fire

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

beschießen

Abfeuern is firing a weapon — the act of discharging a shot; beschießen is firing AT a target repeatedly, shelling or bombarding it.

Practice

1 What does abfeuern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ einen Schuss ab.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abfeuern?

verbseparable-verb

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