This is the 2135th most frequent German word.
anrufe
"Anrufe" means "calls" (plural of "Anruf") in English.
In this sentence, 'anrufe' is a separable verb, used to indicate the action of calling someone by phone. The prefix 'an-' separates from the base verb 'rufen' in the clause.
Ich rufe meine Freundin jeden Abend an.
I call my friend every evening.
Here, 'angerufen' is the past participle form of the separable verb 'anrufen', used to describe a completed action of calling someone.
Ein seltsamer Mann hat gestern bei uns angerufen.
A strange man called us yesterday.
In this example, 'anrufen' is used as an infinitive verb following the modal verb 'können', indicating the option to execute the action of calling.