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German
Etymology
be- + lehren.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key):
- Hyphenation: be‧leh‧ren
Verb
belehren (weak, third-person singular present belehrt, past tense belehrte, past participle belehrt, auxiliary haben)
- to teach, to guide
- to inform, to explain
Der Angeklagte wurde über seine Rechte belehrt.- The defendant was informed of his rights.
- to correct
Statt mich so von oben herab zu belehren, solltest du mal besser erklären, wie man es denn genau besser machen kann.- Instead of correcting me in such a condescending manner, you should explain how exactly one can do it better.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
belehren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
belehren (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “belehren” in Duden online
- “belehren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache