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German
Etymology
er- + freuen
Pronunciation
- Hyphenation: er‧freu‧en
- IPA(key): /ɛʁˈfʁɔʏ̯ən/,
Verb
erfreuen (weak, third-person singular present erfreut, past tense erfreute, past participle erfreut, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to please; to make happy
- Dein Überraschungsbesuch hat mich sehr erfreut. ― Your surprise visit made me really happy.
- (reflexive, with genitive or an + dative) to enjoy; to delight in
- Die Vertreterin erfreut sich eines guten Rufes. ― The representative enjoys a good reputation.
- sich großer Beliebtheit erfreuen ― to enjoy great popularity
Conjugation
Conjugation of
erfreuen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
erfreuen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “erfreuen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “erfreuen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “erfreuen” in Duden online
- “erfreuen” in OpenThesaurus.de