Polyglot Dictionary

umfahren

/ʊmˈfaːʁən/

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
umfährt
past
umfuhr
perfect
hat umfahren

Meaning

  1. to drive around, to bypass

    Built from um (around) + fahren (to drive).

    • Wir umfahren den Stau.

      We're driving around the jam.

    • Wir umfahren die Stadt wegen des Staus. Das dauert nur zehn Minuten länger.

      We are bypassing the city because of the traffic jam. It only takes ten minutes longer.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • um around
  • fahren to drive

Practice

1 What does umfahren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir ___ den Stau.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umfahren?

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