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erhalten to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.); to receive (a rebuke, punishment, fine, prison sentence, etc.)

erhalten is the #237 most common word in German, a verb. It means “to receive (something given, sent, won, etc.); to receive (a rebuke, punishment, fine, prison sentence, etc.)” and is pronounced /ɛʁˈhaltən/.

#237frequency rank
0.03%of everyday German text
Level 1Beginner 1

Forms of erhalten

FormWhat it isMeaning
erhälthe/she · presenthe/she receives
erhieltpastreceived
erhaltenpast participlereceived
habenauxiliary verb
erhalteninfinitiveto receive
erhaltend-ing formreceiving
erhalteI · presentI receive
erhaltenwe · presentwe receive
erhalteI · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) I receive
erhaltenwe · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) we receive
erhältstyou · presentyou receive
erhaltetyou (pl.) · presentyou (pl.) receive
erhaltestyou · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you receive
erhaltetyou (pl.) · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) you (pl.) receive
erhaltenthey · presentthey receive
erhaltehe/she · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) he/she receive
erhaltenthey · subjunctive I (reported)(reportedly) they receive
erhieltI · pastI received
erhieltenwe · pastwe received
erhielteI · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeI would receive
erhieltenwe · subjunctive II (would / if) · politewe would receive
erhieltestyou · pastyou received
erhieltstyou · pastyou received
erhieltetyou (pl.) · pastyou (pl.) received
erhieltestyou · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou would receive
erhieltetyou (pl.) · subjunctive II (would / if) · politeyou (pl.) would receive
erhielthe/she · pasthe/she received
erhieltenthey · pastthey received
erhieltehe/she · subjunctive II (would / if) · politehe/she would receive
erhieltenthey · subjunctive II (would / if) · politethey would receive
erhaltyou · commandreceive!
erhalteyou · commandreceive!
erhaltetyou (pl.) · commandreceive! (to several)

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