befehligen

/bəˈfeːlɪɡn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
befehligt
past
befehligte
perfect
hat befehligt

Meaning

  1. to command

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

kommandieren

Near-total synonyms for "to command," largely interchangeable in a military context.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

comandar

comandar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to command."

Practice

1 What does befehligen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ die Truppen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches befehligen?

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