Polyglot Dictionary

fortpflanzen

/ˈfɔʁtˌpflantsn̩/

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
pflanzt fort
past
pflanzte fort
perfect
hat fortgepflanzt

Meaning

  1. to reproduce (sich fortpflanzen)

    Built from fort (away) + pflanzen (to plant).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • fort away
  • pflanzen to plant

Practice

1 What does fortpflanzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Diese Tiere pflanzen sich im Frühling ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches fortpflanzen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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