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German
Etymology
fort + fahren
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈfɔʁtˌfaːʁən/
- Hyphenation: fort‧fah‧ren
Verb
Template:de-verb-strong
- (intransitive) to drive away, drive off
Er ist mit dem Motorrad fortgefahren.- He drove off by motorcycle
- (transitive) to drive away, remove by means of a vehicle
Den Papiermüll fahre ich am Samstag fort.- I’ll drive the paper trash away on Saturday.
- (intransitive) to continue (intransitive: resume) (followed by mit (“with”))
Die Lehrerin ist/hat nach der kleinen Störung mit ihrem Unterricht fortgefahren.- The teacher continued with her lesson after the brief disruption.
Conjugation
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Synonyms
- (drive away, drive off): wegfahren, abfahren, abreisen, verreisen
- (drive away, remove by vehicle): abtransportieren, fortbringen, wegbringen, wegfahren
- (continue): fortsetzen, fortführen, weiterführen
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