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rufen

A2 Verb frequency rank #1,625

What rufen means

Verb

  1. to call out, to shout, to cry (of a person or animal)
  2. to call for, to request the presence of
  3. to call, to request the presence of
  4. to call, to shout (an order, a statement, someone's name)

Forms

rufen · ruft · rief · hat gerufen (+ Akkusativ; nach + Dativ)

Pronunciation

rufen in a sentence

Das Kind rief laut nach seiner Mutter.

The child called out loudly for its mother.

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rufen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #1,625 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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