No. 1,553 in German
fragen
"Fragen" means "to ask."
In a sentence
Ich werde ihn morgen fragen.
I will ask him tomorrow.
In this sentence, 'fragen' is used as a verb meaning 'to ask', often referring to making an inquiry to someone directly.
Er hat viele Fragen zum Thema gestellt.
He asked many questions about the topic.
Here, 'Fragen' is used as a noun meaning 'questions', referring to inquiries one poses to understand or learn more about a topic.
Du kannst mich jederzeit um Hilfe fragen.
You can ask me for help anytime.
'Fragen' in this sentence functions as a verb combined with a preposition ('um') indicating a request for something specific.
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