Before you start
Meet hervorrufen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Meaning
- to arouse, to evoke, to induce, to cause, to bring about
Build the meaning
hervor- + rufen
- hervor-
- forth, into view
- rufen
- to call
To call something forth so that it appears or becomes noticeable.
So hervorrufen means to evoke, elicit, or cause.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: hervor·rufen
In a main clause the prefix hervor splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDer Film ruft viele Fragen hervor.The film raises many questions.
Subordinate clauseSie sagt, dass der Film viele Fragen hervorruft.She says that the film raises many questions.
Participle: hervorgerufenzu-infinitive: hervorzurufen
Forms
How hervorrufen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | rufe hervor | rief hervor |
| du | rufst hervor | riefst hervor |
| er/sie/es | ruft hervor | rief hervor |
| wir | rufen hervor | riefen hervor |
| ihr | ruft hervor | rieft hervor |
| Sie | rufen hervor | riefen hervor |
Partizip II hervorgerufen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das Lied ruft Freude hervor.The song evokes joy.prefix goes to the end
- 2Die Nachricht hat große Angst hervorgerufen.The news caused great fear.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass das Bild Freude hervorruft.I know that the picture evokes joy.verb at the end after dass
Verb family
More verbs built on rufen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.