ermuntern

German

Etymology

From er- +‎ munter +‎ -en.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈmʊntɐn/, [ɛɐ̯ˈmʊntɐn]
  • Hyphenation: er‧mun‧tern
  • Audio(file)

Verb

ermuntern (weak, third-person singular present ermuntert, past tense ermunterte, past participle ermuntert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to wish on; to encourage
    Johannes hat seine Brüder ermuntert.
    Johannes encouraged his brothers.
  2. to cheer up; to give hope
    Wir sollen Eva ermuntern.
    We should cheer up Eva.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

See also

Further reading
  • “ermuntern” in Duden online
  • “ermuntern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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