schreien

/ˈʃʁaɪ̯ən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

past
schrie
perfect
hat geschrien

Meaning

  1. to scream, to shout

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

Similar words

kreischen

schreien is the general word for shouting or screaming; kreischen is specifically a high-pitched shriek.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

berrar

Close — to scream/shout relates to yelling.

English

yell

yell is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to scream, to yell."

Practice

1 What does schreien mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches schreien?

See also

verbirregular

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