herumschlagen

/hɛˈʁʊmˌʃlaːɡn̩/

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 Military Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: military. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
schlägt herum
past
schlug herum
perfect
hat herumgeschlagen

Meaning

  1. to battle (sich herumschlagen)

    Built from herum (around) + schlagen (to hit).

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

  • herum around
  • schlagen to hit

Practice

1 What does herumschlagen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich schlage mich mit Problemen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches herumschlagen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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