erbrechen
See also: Erbrechen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German erbrechen, from Old High German irbrehhan. Equivalent to er- + brechen
Pronunciation
editVerb
editerbrechen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present erbricht, past tense erbrach, past participle erbrochen, past subjunctive erbräche, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (formal, reflexive) to vomit
- Er erbricht sich.
- He is vomiting.
- (significantly less formal, transitive, intransitive) to vomit (something) (out)
- In den ersten Monaten der Schwangerschaft musste sie öfter erbrechen.
- In the first months of the pregnancy she had to vomit frequently.
- Er erbricht Blut.
- He is vomiting blood.
- (archaic, transitive) to break something open
- Sie erbrach den Brief.
- She opened the letter.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | erbrechen | ||||
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present participle | erbrechend | ||||
past participle | erbrochen | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erbreche | wir erbrechen | i | ich erbreche | wir erbrechen |
du erbrichst | ihr erbrecht | du erbrechest | ihr erbrechet | ||
er erbricht | sie erbrechen | er erbreche | sie erbrechen | ||
preterite | ich erbrach | wir erbrachen | ii | ich erbräche1 | wir erbrächen1 |
du erbrachst | ihr erbracht | du erbrächest1 du erbrächst1 |
ihr erbrächet1 ihr erbrächt1 | ||
er erbrach | sie erbrachen | er erbräche1 | sie erbrächen1 | ||
imperative | erbrich (du) | erbrecht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms
edit- (vomit, reflexive): übergeben (most common word); kotzen (informal)
- (vomit, transitive and intransitive): kotzen (informal)
- (break open): öffnen; aufbrechen, aufreißen
Derived terms
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- German terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *bʰreg-
- German terms inherited from Middle High German
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