fragen — to ask; to ask for, to ask after
fragen is the #187 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to ask; to ask for, to ask after” and is pronounced /ˈfʁaːɡən/.
#187frequency rank
0.07%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1
Forms of fragen
| Form | What it is | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| fragt | he/she · present | he/she asks |
| frägt | he/she · present | he/she asks |
| fragte | past | asked |
| frug | past | asked |
| gefragt | past participle | asked |
| fragte | subjunctive past | asked |
| früge | subjunctive past | asked |
| haben | auxiliary verb | |
| fragen | infinitive | to ask |
| fragend | -ing form | asking |
| frage | I · present | I ask |
| fragen | we · present | we ask |
| frage | I · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) I ask |
| fragen | we · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) we ask |
| fragst | you · present | you ask |
| frägst | you · present | you ask |
| fragt | you (pl.) · present | you (pl.) ask |
| fragest | you · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you ask |
| fraget | you (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) you (pl.) ask |
| fragen | they · present | they ask |
| frage | he/she · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) he/she ask |
| fragen | they · subjunctive I (reported) | (reportedly) they ask |
| fragte | I · past | I asked |
| frug | I · past | I asked |
| fragten | we · past | we asked |
| frugen | we · past | we asked |
| fragte | I · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | I would ask |
| früge | I · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | I would ask |
| fragten | we · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | we would ask |
| frügen | we · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | we would ask |
| fragtest | you · past | you asked |
| frugst | you · past | you asked |
| fragtet | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) asked |
| frugt | you (pl.) · past | you (pl.) asked |
| fragtest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you would ask |
| frügest | you · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you would ask |
| frügst | you · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you would ask |
| fragtet | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you (pl.) would ask |
| früget | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you (pl.) would ask |
| frügt | you (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | you (pl.) would ask |
| fragte | he/she · past | he/she asked |
| frug | he/she · past | he/she asked |
| fragten | they · past | they asked |
| frugen | they · past | they asked |
| fragte | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | he/she would ask |
| früge | he/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | he/she would ask |
| fragten | they · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | they would ask |
| frügen | they · subjunctive II (would / if) · polite | they would ask |