hinuntertragen

/hɪˈnʊntɐˌtʁaːɡn̩/

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
trägt hinunter
past
trug hinunter
perfect
hat hinuntergetragen

Meaning

  1. to carry down

    Built from hinunter (down (away from the speaker)) + tragen (to carry).

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

  • hinunter down (away from the speaker)
  • tragen to carry

Similar words

heruntertragen

heruntertragen and hinuntertragen both mean "to carry down," largely interchangeable; herunter- implies down toward the speaker, hinunter- down away from the speaker.

Practice

1 What does hinuntertragen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich trage den Müll ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hinuntertragen?

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