Polyglot Dictionary

nachfassen

/ˈnaːxfasn/

verb B1

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

Forms

present
fasst nach
past
fasste nach
perfect
hat nachgefasst

Meaning

  1. to follow up

    Built from nach (after, following up) + fassen (to grasp, take hold).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • nach after, following up
  • fassen to grasp, take hold

Practice

1 What does nachfassen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat nach dem Vorstellungsgespräch telefonisch ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nachfassen?

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