fortfahren
/ˈfɔʁtˌfaːʁən/ verb C2- to drive away, drive off · Er ist mit dem Motorrad fortgefahren. He drove off on the motorcycle
- 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.
- to continue · Die Lehrerin ist/hat nach der kleinen Störung mit ihrem Unterricht fortgefahren. The teacher continued with her lesson after the brief disruption.
- to continue, to resume
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- fortfahren
- Present (er)
- fährt fort
- Präteritum (er)
- fuhr fort
- Perfekt (er)
- ist fortgefahren
- Infinitive with zu
- fortzufahren
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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