Polyglot Dictionary

vergraben

/fɛɐ̯ˈɡʁaːbn̩/

verb B1

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 (3rd sg.)
vergräbt
past
vergrub
perfect
hat vergraben

Meaning

  1. to bury

    Built from graben (to dig).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

beerdigen

Beerdigen is burying a PERSON, in a funeral; vergraben is burying an OBJECT, like treasure or a bone.

begraben

Begraben is burying a PERSON, in a funeral context; vergraben is burying an OBJECT, like treasure or a bone.

Practice

1 What does vergraben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Hund ___ den Knochen im Garten.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches vergraben?

See also

verbirregular

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