erkalten
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German erkalten, from Old High German irkaltēn, irkaltōn. Equivalent to er- + kalt + -en.
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]erkalten (weak, third-person singular present erkaltet, past tense erkaltete, past participle erkaltet, auxiliary sein) (intransitive, higher register)
- (literal, chiefly of food, molten metal, lava) to become cold, to cool down to air temperature, to lose all heat or warmth
- (figurative, of feelings) to grow cold, weak, lose all intensity
- Ihre Liebe war erkaltet. ― Their love had grown cold.
Usage notes
[edit]- Erkalten is different from abkühlen, which means any reduction of temperature, thus not necessarily down to air temperature.
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | erkalten | ||||
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present participle | erkaltend | ||||
past participle | erkaltet | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erkalte | wir erkalten | i | ich erkalte | wir erkalten |
du erkaltest | ihr erkaltet | du erkaltest | ihr erkaltet | ||
er erkaltet | sie erkalten | er erkalte | sie erkalten | ||
preterite | ich erkaltete | wir erkalteten | ii | ich erkaltete1 | wir erkalteten1 |
du erkaltetest | ihr erkaltetet | du erkaltetest1 | ihr erkaltetet1 | ||
er erkaltete | sie erkalteten | er erkaltete1 | sie erkalteten1 | ||
imperative | erkalt (du) erkalte (du) |
erkaltet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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