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German
Etymology
From Middle High German klæren; from klar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈklɛːʁən/, (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈkleːʁən/, (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
- Hyphenation: klä‧ren
Verb
klären (weak, third-person singular present klärt, past tense klärte, past participle geklärt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out (a problem or a question)
Du musst diese Frage für dich klären.- You have to sort out that question for youself.
- (transitive) to clarify, to remove (visible contaminants)
- (sports, soccer) to clear (kicking a ball away from the goal one is defending)
- (reflexive) to become clear
Der Himmel klärte sich und die Sonne schien.- The sky cleared and the sun was shining.
- (colloquial, somewhat vulgar) to seduce, to wrap around one's little finger as a sex object
- Synonyms: klarmachen, um den Finger wickeln
Wir fahren in die Stadt, Chayas klären.- We are on a ride into the city to score some kweng.
Conjugation
Conjugation of
klären (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Composed forms of
klären (
weak, auxiliary
haben)
Derived terms
Further reading
- “klären” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
- “klären” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
- “klären” in Duden online
- “klären” in OpenThesaurus.de