tadeln

/ˈtaːdl̩n/

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.

Forms

present
tadelt
past
tadelte
perfect
hat getadelt

Meaning

  1. to reprimand, to scold

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

Similar in other languages

English

scold

scold is the English word for the same thing — both mean "to reprimand, to scold."

Spanish

increpar

Close — to reprimand relates to increpar (to rebuke).

Practice

1 What does tadeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Lehrer ___ ihn wegen der Unordnung.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches tadeln?

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