erbitten
See also: Erbitten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German erbiten, from Old High German irbitten. Equivalent to er- + bitten. Compare Gothic 𐌿𐍃𐌱𐌹𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (usbidjan).
Pronunciation
editVerb
editerbitten (class 5 strong, third-person singular present erbittet, past tense erbat, past participle erbeten, past subjunctive erbäte, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to request, ask for
Conjugation
editinfinitive | erbitten | ||||
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present participle | erbittend | ||||
past participle | erbeten | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erbitte | wir erbitten | i | ich erbitte | wir erbitten |
du erbittest | ihr erbittet | du erbittest | ihr erbittet | ||
er erbittet | sie erbitten | er erbitte | sie erbitten | ||
preterite | ich erbat | wir erbaten | ii | ich erbäte1 | wir erbäten1 |
du erbatest du erbatst |
ihr erbatet | du erbätest1 | ihr erbätet1 | ||
er erbat | sie erbaten | er erbäte1 | sie erbäten1 | ||
imperative | erbitt (du) erbitte (du) |
erbittet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “erbitten” in Duden online
- “erbitten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erbitten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erbitten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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