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fragen.

to ask

6 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈfʁaːɡən/[ˈfʁaːɡŋ̩]

  1. to ask

    mixed · transitive · weak
    Darf ich dich etwas fragen?

  2. to ask for, to ask after

    intransitive · mixed · transitive · weak

  3. to wonder (literally, “to ask (oneself)”)

    mixed · reflexive · weak
    Ich frage mich, wer mir helfen kann.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German vrāgen, from Old High German frāgēn, frahēn/frāhēn, which is indirectly derived from Proto-West Germanic *frāgēn. Cognate with Saterland Frisian fräigje (“to ask”), Dutch vragen (“to ask”), Low German fragen (“to ask”), English frain (“to ask, inquire”), Swedish fråga (“to ask”), Icelandic fregna (“to hear of, learn about”).

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