Polyglot Dictionary

erklettern

/ɛɐ̯ˈklɛtɐn/

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

Forms

present
erklettert
past
erkletterte
perfect
hat erklettert

Meaning

  1. to climb up

    Built from er- ((reach)) + klettern (to climb).

    • Sie erkletterten den Gipfel.

      They climbed the summit.

    • Die Kinder erkletterten den alten Baum im Garten. Von oben sahen sie das ganze Dorf.

      The children climbed up the old tree in the garden. From the top they saw the whole village.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • er- (reach)
  • klettern to climb

Similar words

hinaufsteigen

erklettern implies successfully reaching the top of something, often with effort; hinaufsteigen is the neutral, general verb for climbing or ascending upward.

hinaufklettern

erklettern is achievement-focused, implying successfully reaching the top; hinaufklettern is the neutral verb for climbing upward.

Practice

1 What does erklettern mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches erklettern?

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