belehren
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German *belēren, from Old High German bilēren. Equivalent to be- + lehren.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]belehren (weak, third-person singular present belehrt, past tense belehrte, past participle belehrt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to teach, to guide
- (transitive, also law) to inform, to explain
- Der Angeklagte wurde über seine Rechte belehrt.
- The defendant was informed of his rights.
- (transitive) to correct
- Statt mich so von oben herab zu belehren, solltest du mal besser erklären, wie man es denn genau besser machen kann.
- Instead of correcting me in such a condescending manner, you should explain how exactly one can do it better.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | belehren | ||||
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present participle | belehrend | ||||
past participle | belehrt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich belehre | wir belehren | i | ich belehre | wir belehren |
du belehrst | ihr belehrt | du belehrest | ihr belehret | ||
er belehrt | sie belehren | er belehre | sie belehren | ||
preterite | ich belehrte | wir belehrten | ii | ich belehrte1 | wir belehrten1 |
du belehrtest | ihr belehrtet | du belehrtest1 | ihr belehrtet1 | ||
er belehrte | sie belehrten | er belehrte1 | sie belehrten1 | ||
imperative | belehr (du) belehre (du) |
belehrt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “belehren” in Duden online
- “belehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “belehren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “belehren” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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