ernähren
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
edit- IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈnɛːɐ̯n/, /ʔɛɐ̯ˈnɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈneːɐ̯n/, /ʔɛɐ̯ˈneːʁən/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
Audio: (file) - Hyphenation: er‧näh‧ren
Verb
editernähren (weak, third-person singular present ernährt, past tense ernährte, past participle ernährt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to nourish, to feed
- (reflexive) to eat
- Sie ernähren sich von Quallen, Tintenfischen und Plankton.
- They eat jellyfish, squids and plankton.
- (transitive) to support
- Er arbeitet schwer, um seine große Familie zu ernähren.
- He works hard to support his large family.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | ernähren | ||||
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present participle | ernährend | ||||
past participle | ernährt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ernähre | wir ernähren | i | ich ernähre | wir ernähren |
du ernährst | ihr ernährt | du ernährest | ihr ernähret | ||
er ernährt | sie ernähren | er ernähre | sie ernähren | ||
preterite | ich ernährte | wir ernährten | ii | ich ernährte1 | wir ernährten1 |
du ernährtest | ihr ernährtet | du ernährtest1 | ihr ernährtet1 | ||
er ernährte | sie ernährten | er ernährte1 | sie ernährten1 | ||
imperative | ernähr (du) ernähre (du) |
ernährt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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