Polyglot Dictionary

herumalbern

/hɛˈʁʊmˌʔalbɐn/

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
albert herum
past
alberte herum
perfect
hat herumgealbert

Meaning

  1. to fool around, to mess about

    Built from herum (around) + albern (silly).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • herum around
  • albern silly

Practice

1 What does herumalbern mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches herumalbern?

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