ertasten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German ertasten. Equivalent to er- + tasten.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editertasten (weak, third-person singular present ertastet, past tense ertastete, past participle ertastet, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to sense by touching
- Synonym: erfühlen
Conjugation
editinfinitive | ertasten | ||||
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present participle | ertastend | ||||
past participle | ertastet | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ertaste | wir ertasten | i | ich ertaste | wir ertasten |
du ertastest | ihr ertastet | du ertastest | ihr ertastet | ||
er ertastet | sie ertasten | er ertaste | sie ertasten | ||
preterite | ich ertastete | wir ertasteten | ii | ich ertastete1 | wir ertasteten1 |
du ertastetest | ihr ertastetet | du ertastetest1 | ihr ertastetet1 | ||
er ertastete | sie ertasteten | er ertastete1 | sie ertasteten1 | ||
imperative | ertast (du) ertaste (du) |
ertastet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Further reading
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