Polyglot Dictionary

hängen

/ˈhɛŋən/

verb A2

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
hängt
past
hing
perfect
hat gehangen

Meaning

  1. to hang (be suspended, or to hang something up)

    • Das Bild hängt an der Wand.

      The picture is hanging on the wall.

    • Das Bild hängt schief an der Wand. Kannst du es geradeziehen?

      The picture hangs crooked on the wall. Can you straighten it?

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does hängen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Bild ___ an der Wand.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hängen?

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