erfüllen

German

Etymology

er- +‎ füllen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈfʏlən/
  • Hyphenation: er‧fül‧len
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Verb

erfüllen (weak, third-person singular present erfüllt, past tense erfüllte, past participle erfüllt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive, often poetic) to fill (with something physical or abstract)
    Die Schale war ganz von einer geheimnisvollen Flüssigkeit erfüllt.
    The bowl was entirely filled by a mysterious liquid.
    Gleißendes Licht erfüllt den Raum.
    Glistening light fills the room.
    Wehmut erfüllte die Waise beim Anblick des Fotos ihrer Eltern.
    The orphan was filled with wistfulness as they looked at the photograph of their parents.
  2. (transitive) to fulfill / fulfil
    ein Versprechen erfüllen ― to fulfill/fulfil a promise
    einen Vertrag erfüllen ― to perform a contract
  3. (reflexive) to come true
    Die Weissagung hat sich erfüllt.
    The prophecy has come true.
  4. (ditransitive) to grant (a wish, a request)
    Der Flaschengeist erfüllte ihm drei Wünsche.
    The genie granted him three wishes.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “erfüllen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erfüllen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erfüllen” in Duden online
  • “erfüllen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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