erobern
Appearance
German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German geoberen, oberen, from Old High German giobarōn (“to delay, overcome”), obarōn (“to delay, cancel”), also irobarōn (“to get tired, exhausted”). Related to obere (“upper”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]erobern (weak, third-person singular present erobert, past tense eroberte, past participle erobert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to conquer, to capture
- Synonyms: besetzen, einnehmen, erstürmen, okkupieren
- (transitive) to win
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | erobern | ||||
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present participle | erobernd | ||||
past participle | erobert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erobre ich erobere ich erober |
wir erobern | i | ich erobere ich erobre |
wir erobern |
du eroberst | ihr erobert | du eroberest du erobrest |
ihr eroberet ihr erobret | ||
er erobert | sie erobern | er erobere er erobre |
sie erobern | ||
preterite | ich eroberte | wir eroberten | ii | ich eroberte1 | wir eroberten1 |
du erobertest | ihr erobertet | du erobertest1 | ihr erobertet1 | ||
er eroberte | sie eroberten | er eroberte1 | sie eroberten1 | ||
imperative | erobre (du) erober (du) erobere (du) |
erobert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.