Polyglot Dictionary

Vorwurf

/ˈfoːɐ̯vʊʁf/

der noun B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Vorwürfe

Meaning

  1. accusation, reproach

    Built from vor- + werfen (to throw) — literally "to throw something in front of someone."

    • Sie machte ihm schwere Vorwürfe.

      She made serious accusations against him.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Practice

1 What does Vorwurf mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie machte ihm schwere ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Vorwurf?

See also

noun

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