Polyglot Dictionary

veranlassen

/fɛɐ̯ˈʔanlasn̩/

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

Forms

present
veranlasst
past
veranlasste
perfect
hat veranlasst

Meaning

  1. to cause, to prompt

    • Was hat dich dazu veranlasst?

      What prompted you to do that?

    • Der Unfall veranlasste die Stadt, eine Ampel zu bauen. Seitdem ist es sicherer.

      The accident prompted the city to build a traffic light. Since then it has been safer.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Practice

1 What does veranlassen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Was hat dich dazu ___?

3 Which fingerprint chart matches veranlassen?

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