erwidern
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German erwidern, from Old High German irwidarōn. Equivalent to er- + wider (“against”) + -n.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editerwidern (weak, third-person singular present erwidert, past tense erwiderte, past participle erwidert, auxiliary haben)
- to reciprocate, return, to react with something analogous
- Synonym: zurückgeben
- Feuer erwidern! ― Return fire!
- Er küsste sie und sie erwiderte seinen Kuss.
- He kissed her and she began to kiss him back.
- (higher register) to answer, reply
- Synonym: antworten
- Ich erwiderte, dass es mir eine Ehre sei.
- I replied that it was an honour for me.
- (especially) to object, retort, to express an opposing view
- Synonyms: entgegnen, einwenden, widersprechen
- Nach dieser Darlegung konnte er nichts mehr erwidern.
- After this argumentation he had nothing to retort.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | erwidern | ||||
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present participle | erwidernd | ||||
past participle | erwidert | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erwidre ich erwidere ich erwider |
wir erwidern | i | ich erwidere ich erwidre |
wir erwidern |
du erwiderst | ihr erwidert | du erwiderest du erwidrest |
ihr erwideret ihr erwidret | ||
er erwidert | sie erwidern | er erwidere er erwidre |
sie erwidern | ||
preterite | ich erwiderte | wir erwiderten | ii | ich erwiderte1 | wir erwiderten1 |
du erwidertest | ihr erwidertet | du erwidertest1 | ihr erwidertet1 | ||
er erwiderte | sie erwiderten | er erwiderte1 | sie erwiderten1 | ||
imperative | erwidre (du) erwider (du) erwidere (du) |
erwidert (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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