Polyglot Dictionary

ankämpfen

/ˈanˌkɛmpfn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
kämpft an
past
kämpfte an
perfect
hat angekämpft

Meaning

  1. to fight against

    Built from an (on, at) + kämpfen (to fight).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • an on, at
  • kämpfen to fight

Similar words

kämpfen

Ankämpfen (usually "ankämpfen gegen") is fighting AGAINST something specific — an obstacle, an illness, fatigue; kämpfen is the general word for fighting.

Similar in other languages

English

oppose

oppose is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to fight against."

Practice

1 What does ankämpfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ gegen den Sturm an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ankämpfen?

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