Polyglot Dictionary

folgen

/ˈfɔlɡn̩/

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
folgt
past
folgte
perfect
ist gefolgt

Meaning

  1. to follow

    Takes the dative for the person or thing followed — "Er folgt ihm" (He follows him), and sein in the perfect tense.

    • Der Hund folgt seinem Besitzer überallhin.

      The dog follows its owner everywhere.

    • Folgen Sie mir bitte, ich zeige Ihnen den Weg. Es ist nicht weit.

      Please follow me, I will show you the way. It is not far.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verfolgen

Verfolgen is to pursue or chase, often with intent (also figuratively: a goal, the news); folgen is the plain word for "to follow."

Similar in other languages

French

suivre

suivre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to follow."

Portuguese

seguir

seguir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to follow."

Practice

1 What does folgen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ___ seinem Besitzer überallhin.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches folgen?

See also

verb

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