griffen

attacked

ˈɡ ʁ ɪ f n̩ → angreifen
griff reached for, grabbed + en plural past / subjunctive
verb · plural, past tense Rare #40,453
attacked This is a past-tense form of *angreifen*; the prefix *an* appears at the end of a main clause.
GE: Die Hunde griffen den Mann an.
EN: The dogs attacked the man.
Conjugation of angreifen
Indicative past
SingularPlural
Third griff —
griffen

Unsere Truppen griffen den Feind an.

Our troops attacked the enemy.

Sie griffen viele Male an.

They attacked many times.

Die Rebellen griffen ihn dort an.

The rebels attacked him there.

Sie griffen mich an.

They attacked me.

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