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erwählen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erweln, erwellen, from Old High German irwellen. Equivalent to er- +‎ wählen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːlən/, [-vɛːl̩n] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːlən/, [-veːl̩n] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːlɛn/, [-veːl̩n] (Austria)
  • Hyphenation: er‧wäh‧len
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Verb

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erwählen (weak, third-person singular present erwählt, past tense erwählte, past participle erwählt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to choose, to select
  2. (transitive) to elect

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • erwählen” in Duden online
  • erwählen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache