Polyglot Dictionary

erklimmen

/ɛɐ̯ˈklɪmən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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Forms

present
erklimmt
past
erklomm
perfect
hat erklommen

Meaning

  1. to scale, to climb

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

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Made of

  • er- (reach)
  • klimmen to climb

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

escalader

escalader is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to scale, to climb."

Practice

1 What does erklimmen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ den Berg.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erklimmen?

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