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German
Etymology
Inherited from Middle High German erwünschen, from Old High German irwunsken. By surface analysis, er- + wünschen.
Pronunciation
Verb
erwünschen (weak, third-person singular present erwünscht, past tense erwünschte, past participle erwünscht, auxiliary haben)
- to wish
1620, Johann Philipp Schürstab, Discursus Iudiciarius. Gerichts-Spiegel, Darinnen von den Gerichten, Gerichts Personen, deren Qualiteten und Geschicklichkeiten, auch Gerichts Ordnungen, Gesetzen, und andern notwendigen zugehörungen verhoffentlich nicht ohne nutzen gehandelt wird, Nürnberg: Simon Halbmeyers, unnumbered page:Alexander antwortet, mein lieber Philippe, wenn dir die Götter einen weg vnd gelegenheit hetten zugelassen, dardurch du mein Gemüthe, wie es gegen dir gesinnet were, hettest erfahren mögen, so hettestu viel lieber ein ander, denn diß mittel erwehlet, du hettest aber keines das gewisser gewesen wer erwünschen mögen.- Alexander answers, my dear Philip, if the gods had left you a way and opportunity, whereby you could have experienced my disposition towards you, you would have chosen a means other than this, but you would not have wished for any more certain one.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
erwünschen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Permitted officially in Austria; used colloquially throughout the German-speaking area.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
erwünschen (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
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