Polyglot Dictionary

transportieren

/tʁanspɔʁˈtiːʁən/

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

Forms

present
transportiert
past
transportierte
perfect
hat transportiert

Meaning

  1. to transport

    • Der Lastwagen transportiert Möbel.

      The lorry transports furniture.

    • Die Spedition transportiert die Möbel im Lastwagen. Die Fahrt dauert zwei Tage.

      The haulage company transports the furniture in the lorry. The journey takes two days.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verfrachten

Close synonyms for "to transport/ship"; verfrachten leans toward freight/cargo specifically, transportieren is the general word.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

transportar

transportar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to transport."

Practice

1 What does transportieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Lastwagen ___ Möbel.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches transportieren?

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