umwandeln

/ˈʊmˌvandl̩n/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
wandelt um
past
wandelte um
perfect
hat umgewandelt

Meaning

  1. to convert, to transform

    • Das Gebäude wird in ein Hotel umgewandelt.

      The building is being converted into a hotel.

    • Die Firma wandelt das alte Fabrikgebäude in Wohnungen um. Im Herbst ziehen die ersten Mieter ein.

      The company is converting the old factory building into flats. The first tenants move in in autumn.

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

Practice

1 What does umwandeln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Gebäude wird in ein Hotel ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches umwandeln?

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