dazwischenfahren

/daˈtsvɪʃn̩ˌfaːʁən/

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.
separable

Forms

present
fährt dazwischen
past
fuhr dazwischen
perfect
ist dazwischengefahren

Meaning

  1. to cut in, to intervene (sharply)

    Built from dazwischen (in between) + fahren (to drive).

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

  • dazwischen in between
  • fahren to drive

Practice

1 What does dazwischenfahren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Vater fuhr ___ und beendete den Streit.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dazwischenfahren?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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