umarmen

/ʊmˈʔaʁmən/

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

present (3rd sg.)
umarmt
past
umarmte
perfect
hat umarmt

Meaning

  1. to hug, to embrace

    Built from Arm (arm) + um-.

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

French

étreindre

étreindre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to hug, to embrace."

Practice

1 What does umarmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihre Mutter zum Abschied.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umarmen?

See also

verbcompound

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