forttragen

/ˈfɔʁtˌtʁaːɡn̩/

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

Forms

present
trägt fort
past
trug fort
perfect
hat fortgetragen

Meaning

  1. to carry away

    Built from fort (away) + tragen (to carry).

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

Made of

  • fort away
  • tragen to carry

Similar words

wegtragen

wegtragen is the everyday word for "to carry away"; forttragen is a close synonym, slightly more literary.

Practice

1 What does forttragen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Wind trug die Blätter ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches forttragen?

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