anstrahlen

/ˈanˌʃtʁaːlən/

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.

Forms

present
strahlt an
past
strahlte an
perfect
hat angestrahlt

Meaning

  1. to beam at (someone); to floodlight (a building)

    Built from an (on, at) + strahlen (to radiate).

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

Made of

  • an on, at
  • strahlen to radiate

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

rayonner

Close — beaming at, floodlighting relates to radiating, beaming.

Practice

1 What does anstrahlen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihn glücklich an.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches anstrahlen?

See also

verbseparablecompound

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