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German
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɛrˈtrɛŋkən/, , , , , , , ,
Etymology 1
er- + tränken
Verb
ertränken (weak, third-person singular present ertränkt, past tense ertränkte, past participle ertränkt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to drown
- Synonym: ersäufen
1987, “Helden” (track 11, 1:51–2:04 from the start), in Der Metzger, performed by Kahlkopf:Rote Flut will uns ertränken, doch wir werden die Wellenbrecher sein
Frauen und Kindern die Zukunft erhalten, im Land das wir lieben, Deutschland!- The red deluge wants to drown us, but we will be the wave breakers
To preserve the future for women and children, in the land we love, Germany!
Conjugation
Conjugation of
ertränken (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
ertränken (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Etymology 2
Verb
ertränken
- first/third-person plural subjunctive II of ertrinken
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