anrufen

== German == === Etymology === From an- +‎ rufen (“to call, to shout”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ˈʔanʁuːfɱ̩], [ˈʔanʁuːfən] Hyphenation: an‧ru‧fen === Verb === anrufen (class 7 strong, third-person singular present ruft an, past tense rief an, past participle angerufen, auxiliary haben) (transitive or intransitive) to call, to ring (by telephone or similar technology) [with accusative or (Switzerland) dative or bei (+ dative) or in (+ dative) (see Usage notes)] Synonym: (dated) antelefonieren (literary, transitive) to call on (someone, e.g. a divine being); to appeal to; to call upon ==== Usage notes ==== In Standard German, the callee is in the accusative case: Ich rufe dich an. ― I call you (by phone). In Switzerland, through influence from Alemannic, the callee can also be in the dative case: Ich rufe dir an. ― I call you (by phone). For calling companies, organizations and people who are only accessible through intermediate staff, "bei" is often used. When calling somewhere that is primarily associated with a building, "in" is often used ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Anrufen, Anrufer, Anrufung, Anruf anrufend, angerufen ==== Related terms ==== aufrufen === See also === telefonieren === Further reading === “anrufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “anrufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “anrufen” in Duden online “anrufen” in OpenThesaurus.de