Verb

anrufen

to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology)

A1 rank #2,465

Meanings

Verb

to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology)
to call on (someone, e.g. a divine being); to appeal to; to call upon

In a sentence

Ich möchte ihn anrufen. Haben Sie seine Telefonnummer?

I'd like to call him. Do you have his phone number?

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Forms

anrufen · ruft an · rief an · hat angerufen (+ Akkusativ; bei + Dativ; in + Dativ)

anrufen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #2,465 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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