erklären
German
Etymology
From Middle High German erklæren. By surface analysis, er- + klären.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈkleːʁən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio (file) Audio (file) - Hyphenation: er‧klä‧ren
Verb
erklären (weak, third-person singular present erklärt, past tense erklärte, past participle erklärt, auxiliary haben)
- (ditransitive) to explain (to), to make clear (to)
- Der Lehrer erklärte (mir) die quadratische Gleichung sehr gut.
- The teacher explained the quadratic equation (to me) very well.
- to declare, assert
- Der CEO erklärte am Freitag seinen Rücktritt.
- The CEO announced his retirement on Friday.
- Die Führer der beiden Kriegsparteien erklärten einen Waffenstillstand.
- The leaders of the two warring factions declared a cease-fire.
- sich bereit erklären ― to agree, be willing (to do something), literally: "to declare oneself ready"
- 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 11:
- Und letztens, vor einem Monat, hat er mir erklärt, er würde mir auch nicht mehr mit einem Pfennig aushelfen.
- And recently, one month ago, he asserted to me that he would not even help me out with one penny anymore.
Conjugation
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