Polyglot Dictionary

ersparen

/ɛɐ̯ˈʃpaːʁən/

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
erspart
past
ersparte
perfect
hat erspart

Meaning

  1. to spare (someone something)

    • Das ersparte mir viel Ärger.

      That saved me a lot of trouble.

    • Ich will dir die Mühe ersparen. Ich erledige das für dich.

      I want to spare you the trouble. I will do it for you.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

verschonen

ersparen means to spare someone an unpleasant experience or effort, often practical — to save someone the trouble; verschonen means to spare someone from harm or punishment.

Practice

1 What does ersparen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das ___ mir viel Ärger.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ersparen?

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