No. 2,135 in German
anrufe
"Anrufe" means "calls" (plural of "Anruf") in English.
In a sentence
Ich rufe meine Freundin jeden Abend an.
I call my friend every evening.
In this sentence, 'anrufe' is a separable verb, used to indicate the action of calling someone by phone. The prefix 'an-' separates from the base verb 'rufen' in the clause.
Ein seltsamer Mann hat gestern bei uns angerufen.
A strange man called us yesterday.
Here, 'angerufen' is the past participle form of the separable verb 'anrufen', used to describe a completed action of calling someone.
Um Hilfe zu bekommen, können Sie unseren Service anrufen.
To receive help, you can call our service.
In this example, 'anrufen' is used as an infinitive verb following the modal verb 'können', indicating the option to execute the action of calling.
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