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GERMAN VERB

rufen

to shout, to call out

  • #292 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: gerufen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I shout
  2. du you shout
  3. er, sie, es he/she shouts
  4. wir we shout
  5. ihr you all shout
  6. sie, Sie they shout

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I shouted
  2. du you shouted
  3. er, sie, es he/she shouted
  4. wir we shouted
  5. ihr you all shouted
  6. sie, Sie they shouted

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have shouted
  2. du you have shouted
  3. er, sie, es he/she has shouted
  4. wir we have shouted
  5. ihr you all have shouted
  6. sie, Sie they have shouted

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will shout
  2. du you will shout
  3. er, sie, es he/she will shout
  4. wir we will shout
  5. ihr you all will shout
  6. sie, Sie they will shout

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would shout
  2. du you would shout
  3. er, sie, es he/she would shout
  4. wir we would shout
  5. ihr you all would shout
  6. sie, Sie they would shout

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du shout!
  2. ihr shout! (all of you)
  3. Sie shout! (formal)

How to use rufen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Die Mutter ruft die Kinder zum Essen.

    The mother is calling the children to dinner.

  2. Simple past

    Jemand rief meinen Namen über die Straße.

    Someone shouted my name across the street.

  3. Perfect

    Hast du nach mir gerufen?

    Did you call for me?

  4. Future

    Ich werde uns ein Taxi rufen.

    I'll call us a taxi.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde den Arzt rufen, das sieht nicht gut aus.

    I'd call the doctor, that doesn't look good.

  6. Imperative

    Ruf lauter, er hört dich nicht!

    Shout louder, he can't hear you!

Good to know

  • Anrufen is to phone someone; rufen is to call out with your voice, or to call a taxi.

Where you hear rufen

The lessons that teach a form of it, and how they say it.

German · Beginner Level 3

  • Alle rufen Alaaf! Everyone shouts Alaaf!
  • Wir haben Alaaf gerufen. We shouted Alaaf.
  • Morgen rufen wir alle Alaaf! Tomorrow we will all shout Alaaf!
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The Carnival Invitation

Beginner Level 3 · Alle sind kostümiert und rufen Alaaf!

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