Polyglot Dictionary

rufen

/ˈʁuːfn̩/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
ruft
past
rief
perfect
hat gerufen

Meaning

  1. to call, to shout

    The plain root behind anrufen (to phone) — this is the physical act of calling out, before the telephone gets added.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does rufen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ nach Hilfe.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches rufen?

See also

verbirregularcore-vocabulary

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