Polyglot Dictionary

fortjagen

/ˈfɔʁtˌjaːɡn̩/

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
jagt fort
past
jagte fort
perfect
hat fortgejagt

Meaning

  1. to chase away

    Built from fort (away) + jagen (to hunt).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • fort away
  • jagen to hunt

Similar words

wegjagen

wegjagen is the more common, everyday word for "to chase away"; fortjagen is a close synonym, slightly more literary.

Practice

1 What does fortjagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie jagten den Bettler ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fortjagen?

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