erschöpfen

/ɛɐ̯ˈʃœpfn̩/

verb B2

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
erschöpft
past
erschöpfte
perfect
hat erschöpft

Meaning

  1. to exhaust, to wear out

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

Similar words

abnutzen

erschöpfen means "to exhaust, to wear out" a person; abnutzen means "to wear out" an object — a different subject of "wear out."

Practice

1 What does erschöpfen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die lange Wanderung ___ sie völlig.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erschöpfen?

verb

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