German

edit

Etymology

edit

From Middle High German erschütten, erschüten, from Old High German irscutten.

Pronunciation

edit
  • IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈʃʏtɐn]
  • Audio:(file)

Verb

edit

erschüttern (weak, third-person singular present erschüttert, past tense erschütterte, past participle erschüttert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shake, to rock
  2. (of people) to shake up, to rattle, to convulse
    Jeder wurde durch das Auftauchen von UFOs erschüttert.
    Everyone was shocked by the appearance of UFOs.

Conjugation

edit

Derived terms

edit

See also

edit

Further reading

edit