bellen

/ˈbɛlən/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
bellt
past
bellte
perfect
hat gebellt

Meaning

  1. to bark

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

anbellen

Anbellen is barking AT someone or something specific; bellen is the general word for barking.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

latir

latir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to bark."

Practice

1 What does bellen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ___ laut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches bellen?

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