Polyglot Dictionary

entlangwandern

/ɛntˈlaŋˌvandɐn/

verb B2

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
separable

Forms

present
wandert entlang
past
wanderte entlang
perfect
ist entlanggewandert

Meaning

  1. to hike along

    Built from entlang (along) + wandern (to hike).

    • Wir wanderten den Fluss entlang.

      We hiked along the river.

    • Zwei Tage lang wanderten sie am Rhein entlang. Sie übernachteten in kleinen Gasthäusern.

      For two days they hiked along the Rhine. They stayed overnight in small inns.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • entlang along
  • wandern to hike

Practice

1 What does entlangwandern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir wanderten den Fluss ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entlangwandern?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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