Meaning
to call someone into a room or group, typically to discuss or carry out something
Primary Function
Formulating commands or requests
Communicative Purpose
To summon someone to a specific location for a specific purpose
Pattern
hereinrufen
Core Structure
hereinrufen
Função primária
Formulating commands or requests
Propósito comunicativo
To summon someone to a specific location for a specific purpose
Situações de gatilho
A teacher calls a student into the classroom, a manager calls an employee into the office, a parent calls a child to come to dinner
Contextos
School, workplace, home, formal and informal settings
Padrão
hereinrufen
Estrutura central
hereinrufen
Slots de substituição
Direct object – the person or group being summoned; optionally followed by a clause stating the reason or purpose
Colocados típicos
- jemanden
- die Schüler
- die Angestellten
- ins Büro
- ins Klassenzimmer
- zum Meeting
- zum Essen
Substituições comuns
- herbeirufen (more formal)
- einberufen (for official meetings)
- aufrufen (more general)
- hereinbitten (more polite)
Erros comuns
Confusing with 'herausrufen', incorrect case usage (dative instead of accusative), incorrect placement of the separable prefix, omitting the prefix 'her'
Similar / contraste
herbeirufen, einberufen, aufrufen, herausrufen
Interferências
English speakers may confuse 'call in' with 'call out' and forget the separable prefix placement; also may translate directly from 'invite in' which changes meaning.
Família do chunk
- hereinrufen
- herbeirufen
- einberufen
- aufrufen
- herausrufen
Nuance
Implies that the person must physically enter the room, not just be contacted by phone; often used in formal contexts.
Efeito pragmático
Signals authority or urgency and can sound polite or commanding depending on tone.
Dica de memória
call in
Nota
In schools and workplaces, 'hereinrufen' is typically used by people in positions of authority; in informal speech, it sounds rather formal.
Upgrade path
einberufen
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