drangehen

B2#4,636

Hear it

verbcolloquial

to approach, touch, handle, use somethingwith pronominal adverb or an + accusative
to accept a call, to pick up, answer

Forms

Present

I	gehe dran
you	gehst dran
he, she, it	geht dran
we	gehen dran
you (plural)	geht dran
they	gehen dran

Preterite

I	ging dran
you	gingst dran
he, she, it	ging dran
we	gingen dran
you (plural)	gingt dran
they	gingen dran

Subjunctive I

I	gehe dran
you	gehest dran
he, she, it	gehe dran
we	gehen dran
you (plural)	gehet dran
they	gehen dran

Subjunctive II

I	ginge dran
you	gingest dran / gingst dran
he, she, it	ginge dran
we	gingen dran
you (plural)	ginget dran / gingt dran
they	gingen dran

Imperative

you	geh dran / gehe dran
you (plural)	geht dran

Other forms

infinitive	drangehen
past participle	drangegangen
present participle	drangehend

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Used in the library

Das Telefon klingelt, aber niemand will drangehen.The phone rings, but nobody wants to answer it.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)
Das Telefon im Büro klingelt seit Minuten, aber niemand will drangehen.The phone in the office has been ringing for minutes, but nobody wants to answer it.B2Noch einmal, bitte (16) — Once more, please (16) (B2)
Während des Spiels lässt Heinz das Telefon klingeln, denn da will niemand in der Familie drangehen.During the match Heinz lets the phone ring, because nobody in the family wants to answer it then.B2Noch einmal, bitte (26) — Once more, please (26) (B2)

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