erklären

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erklæren; er- + klären

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən/
  • (file)

Verb

erklären (third-person singular simple present erklärt, past tense erklärte, past participle erklärt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to explain
  2. to declare
  3. to assert
    • 1919, Walther Kabel, Irrende Seelen, Werner Dietsch Verlag, page 11:
      Und letztens, vor einem Monat, hat er mir erklärt, er würde mir auch nicht mehr mit einem Pfennig aushelfen.
      And recently, one month ago, he asserted to me that he would not even help me out with one penny anymore.

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