entlangführt

Entlangführen is a German verb meaning to guide someone along a route, path, or feature such as a street, coastline, or riverbank. It combines the preposition entlang with führen, forming a separable verb. In the present tense the prefix is separated in standard word order: Ich führe dich die Straße entlang. In the perfect tense, formed with haben, the participle is längt "entlanggeführt": Ich habe dich die Straße entlanggeführt. Passive forms use the participle as well: Du wurdest die Straße entlanggeführt.

Usage and nuances: Entlangführen emphasizes actively guiding someone along a specific course rather than merely indicating the way. It is common in contexts like tours, navigation, or escorted walks. The construction often appears with a direct object referring to a person or group and with a pathway or feature expressed as the thing being followed (die Straße, den Fluss, die Küste, den Weg).

Related forms and synonyms: Entlanggehen describes moving along a route oneself, whereas entangulieren would be unrelated; in practice, guides and instructors may use entlangeführte phrases to indicate a mapped route. You can also say jemanden den Weg entlangführen or die Gruppe entlangführen, with the path expressed directly after the object.

Examples: Der Stadtführer führte die Besucher die Altstadt entlang. Die Tour endet, wenn er die Gruppe den Fluss entlanggeführt hat. Sie ließ ihn den Weg entlangführen, bis zum Aussichtspunkt. These constructions illustrate the typical pattern: jemanden + den Weg bzw. die Straße etc. + entlangführen.