ermorden

/ɛɐ̯ˈmɔʁdn̩/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
ermordet
past
ermordete
perfect
hat ermordet

Meaning

  1. to murder

    • Der Mann wurde ermordet.

      The man was murdered.

    • Der Täter ermordete seine Nachbarin im Streit. Er wurde zu lebenslanger Haft verurteilt.

      The perpetrator murdered his neighbour in a quarrel. He was sentenced to life imprisonment.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does ermorden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Mann wurde ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ermorden?

verb

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