um|fahren / umfahren
Translation
to knock over, to drive around, to run down, to bypass
Examples
Er hat das Verkehrsschild umgefahren.
He ran over the traffic sign.
Wir müssen die Baustelle umfahren.
We have to drive around the construction site.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) umfahren (separable) to run sth. over He runs the bollard over.
((sth.)) umfahren (inseparable) to drive around sth. She drives around the traffic jam.
Similar Words
Separable: überfahren (to run over); Inseparable: ausweichen (to avoid)
Etymology
From 'um-' (around/over) and 'fahren' (to drive). Its meaning depends on stress and whether it's separable.
Memory Tips
If you stress 'UM' (UM-fahren), you knock it over. If you stress 'FAH' (um-FAH-ren), you drive around it.