durchfragen

See also: Durchfragen

German

Etymology 1

From durch- +‎ sagen. Formally corresponding to Old High German duruhfrāgēn.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈdʊʁçˌfʁaːɡŋ̩]
  • Hyphenation: durch‧fra‧gen
  • Homophone: Durchfragen

Verb

durchfragen (weak, third-person singular present fragt durch, past tense fragte durch, past participle durchgefragt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (intransitive, informal) to successively ask a number of different persons something
  2. (reflexive, informal) to get directions by successively asking a number of different persons
Conjugation
Derived terms
  • Durchfragen

Etymology 2

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [dʊʁçˈfʁaːɡŋ̩]
  • Hyphenation: durch‧fra‧gen

Verb

durchfragen (weak, third-person singular present durchfragt, past tense durchfragte, past participle durchfragt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, archaic) to interrogate, to catechize (to question at length)
Conjugation

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