Polyglot Dictionary

umkehren

/ˈʊmˌkeːʁən/

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
kehrt um
past
kehrte um
perfect
ist umgekehrt

Meaning

  1. to turn back, to reverse

    Built from um (around) + kehren (to turn).

    • Wir mussten wegen des Sturms umkehren.

      We had to turn back because of the storm.

    • Wegen des Sturms mussten wir umkehren. Wir versuchten es am nächsten Tag.

      Because of the storm we had to turn back. We tried again the next day.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • um around
  • kehren to turn

Practice

1 What does umkehren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir mussten wegen des Sturms ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umkehren?

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