erblicken
See also: Erblicken
German
Etymology
From Middle High German erblicken, from Old High German irblikken. Equivalent to er- + blicken.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈblɪkn̩]
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Verb
erblicken (weak, third-person singular present erblickt, past tense erblickte, past participle erblickt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to sight, catch sight of
Conjugation
Conjugation of erblicken (weak, auxiliary haben)
| infinitive | erblicken | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| present participle | erblickend | ||||
| past participle | erblickt | ||||
| auxiliary | haben | ||||
| indicative | subjunctive | ||||
| singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
| present | ich erblicke | wir erblicken | i | ich erblicke | wir erblicken |
| du erblickst | ihr erblickt | du erblickest | ihr erblicket | ||
| er erblickt | sie erblicken | er erblicke | sie erblicken | ||
| preterite | ich erblickte | wir erblickten | ii | ich erblickte1 | wir erblickten1 |
| du erblicktest | ihr erblicktet | du erblicktest1 | ihr erblicktet1 | ||
| er erblickte | sie erblickten | er erblickte1 | sie erblickten1 | ||
| imperative | erblick (du) erblicke (du) |
erblickt (ihr) | |||
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of erblicken (weak, auxiliary haben)
Derived terms
- das Licht der Welt erblicken
- Erblicken
Further reading
- “erblicken” in Duden online
- “erblicken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erblicken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erblicken” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.