Anrufen
Anrufen is a German verb meaning to call someone by telephone or to telephone someone. It is a separable prefix verb (trennbares Verb): in finite clauses the prefix an- is separated from the stem rufen and placed at the end of the clause, as in Ich rufe dich morgen an. The verb requires a direct object in the accusative case (e.g., dich, ihn).
Conjugation (present and past forms; examples with ya to illustrate usage)
- Present: ich rufe an; du rufst an; er ruft an; wir rufen an; ihr ruft an; sie
- Simple past (Präteritum): ich rief an; du riefst an; er rief an; wir riefen an; ihr rieft
- Perfekt: ich habe angerufen; du hast angerufen; er hat angerufen; wir haben angerufen; ihr habt angerufen;
Note: in the perfect tense the prefix is no longer separated and forms the participle angerufen with
- Anrufen is typically used for making a telephone call to someone. It does not normally mean to
- The separable prefix pattern means the prefix commonly moves to the end of the clause in main
- The verb combines the prefix an- with rufen, literally “call at” or “call toward,” reflecting the
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