erweichen
See also: Erweichen
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German erweichen, from Old High German irweihhēn. Equivalent to er- + weich + -en.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editerweichen (weak, third-person singular present erweicht, past tense erweichte, past participle erweicht, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (transitive, intransitive) to weaken, soften
Conjugation
editinfinitive | erweichen | ||||
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present participle | erweichend | ||||
past participle | erweicht | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erweiche | wir erweichen | i | ich erweiche | wir erweichen |
du erweichst | ihr erweicht | du erweichest | ihr erweichet | ||
er erweicht | sie erweichen | er erweiche | sie erweichen | ||
preterite | ich erweichte | wir erweichten | ii | ich erweichte1 | wir erweichten1 |
du erweichtest | ihr erweichtet | du erweichtest1 | ihr erweichtet1 | ||
er erweichte | sie erweichten | er erweichte1 | sie erweichten1 | ||
imperative | erweich (du) erweiche (du) |
erweicht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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- German terms prefixed with er-
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