gelangen

/ɡəˈlaŋən/

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
gelangt
past
gelangte
perfect
ist gelangt

Meaning

  1. to reach, to get to (a place, often after some effort)

    More formal than kommen — implies arriving somewhere after a journey or process.

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

Practice

1 What does gelangen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches gelangen?

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