Polyglot Dictionary

erben

/ˈɛʁbn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
erbt
past
erbte
perfect
hat geerbt

Meaning

  1. to inherit

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

heredar

heredar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to inherit."

Portuguese

herdar

herdar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to inherit."

Practice

1 What does erben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ das Haus ihrer Oma.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erben?

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