Mitfährt

Mitfährt is the third-person singular present indicative form of the separable verb mitfahren in German. The verb means to ride along with someone, to accompany a person on a trip or journey, typically by car or other vehicle. The prefix mit- adds the sense of “together” or “along,” combined with fahren, “to drive” or “to travel.”

In standard German orthography, the present tense form is separated: er fährt mit. The past participle is mitgefahren, used with auxiliary haben or sein in various tenses (e.g., er ist mitgefahren; er fuhr mit). The noun form das Mitfahren refers to the activity of riding along.

Usage notes:

- Mitfahren is commonly used for carpooling or joining a trip: Wir fahren nach Berlin, kommst du mit? Wir fahren mit.

- It can also indicate joining a group activity or ride in non-vehicular contexts, though more literal uses are typical.

- In subordinate clauses or with auxiliary verbs, the particle is placed according to standard separable-verb rules (e.g., Er meint, er fährt heute nicht mit).

Examples:

- Er fährt heute mit zur Konferenz. (He is riding along to the conference today.)

- Wir müssen noch eine Mitfahrgelegenheit finden, damit alle mitfahren können. (We still need to find a ride so everyone can come along.)

Relation terms include Mitfahrer (a person who rides along) and Mitfahrgelegenheit (ride-sharing arrangement). The form mitfährt itself functions as a verb form rather than a standalone entry in most dictionaries, which typically list mitfahren as the lemma.