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er rief

he called

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phrase Uncommon #10,031
he called The past-tense form of “rufen”; depending on context, it can mean calling someone by phone or calling out to someone.
GE: Er rief mich gestern an.
EN: He called me yesterday.

Er rief mich um Mitternacht an.

He called me at midnight.

Er rief sie alle zwei Tage an.

He called her every two days.

Er rief an, als er nichts als ein ungutes Gefühl hatte.

He called when he had nothing but a bad feeling.

— Psycho (1960)

Er rief meinen Namen.

He called my name.

Er rief nach uns, so laut er nur konnte.

He called out to us as loudly as he could.

Er rief und sie antwortete.

He called and she answered.

Er rief Mary an.

He called Mary.

Er rief bei mir zu Hause an.

He called me at home.

Er rief mich in seine Kabine und verriet mir ein Geheimnis.

He called me into his cabin and revealed a secret to me.

— Die Braut des Prinzen (1987)

Er rief seine Schwester an.

He called his sister.

Er rief zurück.

He called back.

Er rief an und sagte, er wolle Mrs Bates befragen.

He called and said he wanted to question Mrs. Bates.

— Psycho (1960)

Er rief ihn an.

He called him.

Er rief mir ein Taxi.

He called me a taxi.

Er rief sie jeden zweiten Tag an.

He called her every other day.

Er rief mich auch an.

He also called me.

— Queen (2014)

Er rief sein Kind.

He called his child.

Er rief Tom an, den einzigen Menschen, der ihm helfen konnte.

He called Tom, the only person who could help him.