Vocabulary
umarmen
/ʊmˈʔaʁmən/· verb
to hug, to embrace
Umarmen — to put your arms around someone (die Umarmung = hug); inseparable: ich umarme dich.
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Conjugation
- ich
- umarme
- du
- umarmst
- er/sie/es
- umarmt
- wir
- umarmen
- ihr
- umarmt
- sie/Sie
- umarmen
Perfekt hat umarmtPräteritum umarmte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
umarmen
to hug
Sie umarmt ihre Freundin zur Begrüßung.
She hugs her friend to say hello.
Word family
umarmendie Umarmunghugder Armarmder Ärmelsleeve
Common combinations
- jemanden umarmento hug someone
- sich umarmento hug each other
- fest umarmento hug tightly
Common learner mistakes
- Ich arme dich um.Ich umarme dich.umarmen is inseparable: the stress is on -ar-, and um stays at the front.
Real examples
- Zum Abschied haben wir uns umarmt.We hugged each other goodbye.
- Er umarmte seine Mutter am Bahnhof.He hugged his mother at the station.
- Komm her, lass dich umarmen!Come here, give me a hug!
