herumschlagen
German, verb[həˈʁʊmˌʃlaːɡən]
herumschlagen is spelled H-E-R-U-M-S-C-H-L-A-G-E-N (13 letters) and appears about once in every 1 million words in written German, the 43,091st most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Herumschlagen is a German verb meaning “to struggle, to argue, to deal with” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
What does herumschlagen mean in English?
verb
- 1
colloquialto struggle, to argue, to deal with
Da er der einzige Junge war, musste ich mich mit ihm herumschlagen.
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Forms of herumschlagen
- schlägt herum present singular third-person
- schlug herum past
- herumgeschlagen participle past
- schlüge herum past subjunctive
- haben auxiliary
- 6 strong
- herumschlagend participle present
- herumzuschlagen infinitive infinitive-zu
- schlage herum first-person indicative present
- schlagen herum first-person indicative plural
- schlägst herum indicative present second-person
- schlagt herum indicative plural present
- schlagest herum second-person singular subjunctive
- schlaget herum plural second-person subjunctive
- schlugen herum first-person indicative plural
- schlügen herum first-person formal plural
- schlugst herum indicative preterite second-person
- schlugt herum indicative plural preterite
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce herumschlagen?
- [həˈʁʊmˌʃlaːɡən]
- [hə.ˈʁʊm.ˌʃlaː.ɡŋ̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
How common is herumschlagen in German?
herumschlagen appears about once in every 1 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).