rühren

/ˈʁyːʁən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

Forms

present: rührt
past: rührte
perfect: hat gerührt

Meaning

to stir
- Sie rührte die Suppe um.
  
  She stirred the soup.
- Rühr die Suppe bitte gelegentlich um. Sonst brennt sie an.
  
  Please stir the soup now and then. Otherwise it burns.
to move, to touch (emotionally)
- Die Geschichte hat mich sehr gerührt.
  
  The story touched me deeply.
- Ihre Worte rührten ihn zu Tränen. Er musste sich hinsetzen.
  
  Her words moved him to tears. He had to sit down.

Similar words

aufwühlen

rühren is the literal verb for stirring, as when mixing a pot of soup; aufwühlen means to stir someone up emotionally — agitate or churn their feelings.

Similar in other languages

French

remuer

remuer is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to stir."

Portuguese

remexer

remexer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to stir."

Practice

1 What does rühren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ die Suppe um.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rühren?

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