German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German erherten, from Old High German irherten. Equivalent to er- +‎ härten.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ʔɛʁˈhɛʁtn̩]
  • Audio:(file)
  • Hyphenation: er‧här‧ten

Verb

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erhärten (weak, third-person singular present erhärtet, past tense erhärtete, past participle erhärtet, auxiliary haben or sein)

  1. to harden
  2. to affirm, corroborate, substantiate
  3. to petrify

Usage notes

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When used transitively, the perfect auxiliary is haben; when used intransitively, it is sein.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • erhärten” in Duden online
  • erhärten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache