berichten

/bəˈʁɪçtn̩/

verb B1

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 (3rd sg.)
berichtet
past
berichtete
perfect
hat berichtet

Meaning

  1. to report

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

schildern

Berichten is to report facts, often formally or journalistically; schildern is to describe or depict something vividly, with more detail and color.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

reportar

reportar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to report."

Practice

1 What does berichten mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Zeitung ___ über den Unfall.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches berichten?

See also

verb

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