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überfahren

überfahren

German

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /yːbɐˈfaːʁən/, /yːbɐˈfaːɐ̯n/

Verb

überfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present überfährt, past tense überfuhr, past participle überfahren, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, to drive over, causing injury or death) to run over, to run down
  2. (transitive, of a red traffic light or stop sign) to go through, to overshoot
Conjugation

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈyːbɐfaːʁən/, /ˈyːbɐfaːɐ̯n/

Verb

überfahren (class 6 strong, third-person singular simple present fährt über, past tense fuhr über, past participle übergefahren, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. (dated, intransitive, auxiliary "sein", to go from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to pass over, to cross
  2. (dated, transitive, auxiliary "haben", to transport from one shore of a river or other waterway to another) to take across, to ferry over
Conjugation