erkaufen
See also: Erkaufen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German erkoufen, from Old High German irkoufen, urkoufen. Equivalent to er- + kaufen.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editerkaufen (weak, third-person singular present erkauft, past tense erkaufte, past participle erkauft, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to gain something through sacrifice
- etwas teuer erkaufen ― to gain something that comes at a price
- (reflexive, dated) to gain something by bribery
Conjugation
editinfinitive | erkaufen | ||||
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present participle | erkaufend | ||||
past participle | erkauft | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erkaufe | wir erkaufen | i | ich erkaufe | wir erkaufen |
du erkaufst | ihr erkauft | du erkaufest | ihr erkaufet | ||
er erkauft | sie erkaufen | er erkaufe | sie erkaufen | ||
preterite | ich erkaufte | wir erkauften | ii | ich erkaufte1 | wir erkauften1 |
du erkauftest | ihr erkauftet | du erkauftest1 | ihr erkauftet1 | ||
er erkaufte | sie erkauften | er erkaufte1 | sie erkauften1 | ||
imperative | erkauf (du) erkaufe (du) |
erkauft (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “erkaufen” in Duden online
- “erkaufen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erkaufen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erkaufen” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.
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