heruntergehen

/hɛˈʁʊntɐˌɡeːən/

verb B2

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.
separable

Forms

present
geht herunter
past
ging herunter
perfect
ist heruntergegangen

Meaning

  1. to go down; to drop

    Built from herunter (down (motion downward) + gehen (to go).

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

Made of

  • herunter down (motion downward
  • gehen to go

Practice

1 What does heruntergehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Preise gehen ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches heruntergehen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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