Polyglot Dictionary

dazwischenfunken

/daˈtsvɪʃn̩ˌfʊŋkn̩/

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
separable

Forms

present
funkt dazwischen
past
funkte dazwischen
perfect
hat dazwischengefunkt

Meaning

  1. to interfere, to throw a spanner in the works (colloquial)

    • Das Wetter hat uns dazwischengefunkt.

      The weather threw a spanner in the works.

    • Er funkt ständig dazwischen. Das nervt das ganze Team.

      He constantly interferes. That annoys the whole team.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does dazwischenfunken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Wetter hat uns ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches dazwischenfunken?

verbseparable-verb

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