telefonieren
Translation
to telephone, to phone, to make a call
Examples
Er hat gestern mit mir telefoniert.
He telephoned me yesterday.
Sie telefoniert oft mit ihrer Freundin.
She often phones her friend.
Grammar Patterns
((Perfect Tense)) used to form the perfect tense He telephoned yesterday.
Similar Words
angerufen (called), gesprochen (spoken)
Etymology
Past participle of 'telefonieren'. Verbs ending in '-ieren' form their past participle without the 'ge-' prefix.
Memory Tips
Remember the rule for '-ieren' verbs: the past participle is formed with '-t' at the end, but no 'ge-' at the beginning. It's also the 'he/she/it' present tense form.