erdenken

/ɛɐ̯ˈdɛŋkn̩/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
erdenkt
past
erdachte
perfect
hat erdacht

Meaning

  1. to think up, to devise, to invent

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: abstract. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

ausdenken

ausdenken and erdenken are close synonyms for "to think up, to invent"; erdenken is slightly more literary.

Practice

1 What does erdenken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ eine clevere Ausrede.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erdenken?

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