Polyglot Dictionary

ertragen

/ɛɐ̯ˈtʁaːɡn̩/

verb B1

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
erträgt
past
ertrug
perfect
hat ertragen

Meaning

  1. to bear, to endure

    Close to aushalten, slightly more formal.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

aushalten

Near-total synonyms for "to endure, to bear"; aushalten is everyday and colloquial, as in "ich halte es nicht aus" (I can't stand it); ertragen is more formal or literary.

Similar in other languages

English

suffer

Close — to bear, to endure relates to suffering.

Practice

1 What does ertragen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie konnte den Schmerz kaum ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ertragen?

See also

verbirregular

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