Polyglot Dictionary

umbringen

/ˈʊmˌbʁɪŋən/

verb B1

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
separable

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
bringt um
past
brachte um
perfect
hat umgebracht

Meaning

  1. to kill (colloquial)

    Separable verb: bringen (to bring) + prefix um-. More colloquial than töten.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

töten

töten is the neutral, general verb for "to kill"; umbringen is more colloquial and common in everyday speech.

Practice

1 What does umbringen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er hätte sie fast ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umbringen?

verbseparable-verb

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