German VERB A1 Rank 11227

frieren

to be cold / freeze

frieren – fror – hat gefroren

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry frieren, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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frieren vs kalt

cold

Both words can express that a person feels cold. Frieren is a verb and directly names this physical sensation. Kalt uses an impersonal construction with the dative: Einer Person ist kalt, not that a person is kalt.

Visual example for kalt
frieren

Ohne Jacke friere ich an der Bushaltestelle.

I’m freezing at the bus stop without a jacket.

kalt

Ohne Jacke ist mir an der Bushaltestelle kalt.

I’m cold at the bus stop without a jacket.

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