Polyglot Dictionary

herumfragen

/hɛˈʁʊmˌfʁaːɡn̩/

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
fragt herum
past
fragte herum
perfect
hat herumgefragt

Meaning

  1. to ask around

    Built from herum (around) + fragen (to ask).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • herum around
  • fragen to ask

Similar words

fragen

fragen is the general word "to ask"; herumfragen specifically means "to ask around," asking multiple people or sources.

Practice

1 What does herumfragen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich frage mal ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herumfragen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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