mühen

/ˈmyːən/

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.
reflexive

Forms

present
müht sich
past
mühte sich
perfect
hat sich gemüht

Meaning

  1. to toil, to struggle, to take pains (sich mühen)

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

Practice

1 What does mühen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ sich, die Tür zu öffnen.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches mühen?

See also

verbreflexive

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