umgraben

/ˈʊmˌɡʁaːbn̩/

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
gräbt um
past
grub um
perfect
hat umgegraben

Meaning

  1. to dig over

    Built from um (over, around) + graben (to dig).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • um over, around
  • graben to dig

Similar words

ausgraben

Ausgraben is digging something UP — excavating, unearthing a buried object; umgraben is digging soil OVER, turning it, as in gardening.

Practice

1 What does umgraben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ den Garten um.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umgraben?

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