erinnern

/ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
erinnert
past
erinnerte
perfect
hat erinnert

Meaning

  1. (sich erinnern an) to remember; to remind (someone of something)

    Mostly used reflexively for "to remember" — "Ich erinnere mich an dich" (I remember you) — literally "I remind myself of you."

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

Similar words

entsinnen

Close, register — entsinnen is a more formal/literary word for remembering than the everyday erinnern.

Practice

1 What does erinnern mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches erinnern?

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