erforschen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German ervorschen, from Old High German irforskōn. Equivalent to er- + forschen.
Pronunciation
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Verb
[edit]erforschen (weak, third-person singular present erforscht, past tense erforschte, past participle erforscht, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to explore, to investigate
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | erforschen | ||||
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present participle | erforschend | ||||
past participle | erforscht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erforsche | wir erforschen | i | ich erforsche | wir erforschen |
du erforschst du erforscht1 |
ihr erforscht | du erforschest | ihr erforschet | ||
er erforscht | sie erforschen | er erforsche | sie erforschen | ||
preterite | ich erforschte | wir erforschten | ii | ich erforschte2 | wir erforschten2 |
du erforschtest | ihr erforschtet | du erforschtest2 | ihr erforschtet2 | ||
er erforschte | sie erforschten | er erforschte2 | sie erforschten2 | ||
imperative | erforsch (du) erforsche (du) |
erforscht (ihr) |
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
[edit]Further reading
[edit]- “erforschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erforschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erforschen” in Duden online
- “erforschen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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