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ermahnen
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See also: Ermahnen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German ermanen, from Old High German irmanōn. Equivalent to er- + mahnen.
Pronunciation
Verb
ermahnen (weak, third-person singular present ermahnt, past tense ermahnte, past participle ermahnt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to caution, admonish, warn [with accusative ‘someone’ and zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- Ich ermahnte sie, an diesem Tag keine Lebensmittel zu verkaufen.
- I warned them not to sell food on that day.
- (ball games) to give a verbal warning to
- to urge, exhort
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
- Ermahnen
- Ermahnung
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Luxembourgish
Verb
ermahnen (third-person singular present ermahnt, past participle ermahnt, auxiliary verb hunn)
Conjugation
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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