erhärten

German

Etymology

er- + härten.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛʁˈhɛʁtn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: er‧här‧ten

Verb

erhärten (weak, third-person singular present erhärtet, past tense erhärtete, past participle erhärtet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to harden
  2. to affirm, corroborate, substantiate
  3. to petrify

Usage notes

When used transitively, the perfect auxiliary is haben; when used intransitively, it is sein.

Conjugation

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Further reading

  • erhärten” in Duden online
  • erhärten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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