erobern
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German geoberen, oberen, from Old High German giobarōn (“to delay, overcome”), obarōn (“to delay, cancel”), also irobarōn (“to get tired, exhausted”). Related to obere (“upper”).
Pronunciation
Verb
erobern (weak, third-person singular present erobert, past tense eroberte, past participle erobert, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to conquer, to capture
- Synonyms: besetzen, einnehmen, erstürmen, okkupieren
- (transitive) to win
Conjugation
| infinitive | erobern | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | erobernd | ||||
| past participle | erobert | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich erobre ich erobere ich erober |
wir erobern | i | ich erobere ich erobre |
wir erobern |
| du eroberst | ihr erobert | du eroberest du erobrest |
ihr eroberet ihr erobret | ||
| er erobert | sie erobern | er erobere er erobre |
sie erobern | ||
| preterite | ich eroberte | wir eroberten | ii | ich eroberte1 | wir eroberten1 |
| du erobertest | ihr erobertet | du erobertest1 | ihr erobertet1 | ||
| er eroberte | sie eroberten | er eroberte1 | sie eroberten1 | ||
| imperative | erobre (du) erober (du) erobere (du) |
erobert (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.