ermatten
German
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editVerb
editermatten (weak, third-person singular present ermattet, past tense ermattete, past participle ermattet, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to become weak or limp, to lose strength
- (intransitive) to lose shine, to become dull
- (transitive) to make weak, to weaken
- (transitive) to make dull, to cause to lose shine
Usage notes
editWhen used transitively, the perfect auxiliary is haben; when used intransitively, it is sein.
Conjugation
editinfinitive | ermatten | ||||
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present participle | ermattend | ||||
past participle | ermattet | ||||
auxiliary | haben or sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ermatte | wir ermatten | i | ich ermatte | wir ermatten |
du ermattest | ihr ermattet | du ermattest | ihr ermattet | ||
er ermattet | sie ermatten | er ermatte | sie ermatten | ||
preterite | ich ermattete | wir ermatteten | ii | ich ermattete1 | wir ermatteten1 |
du ermattetest | ihr ermattetet | du ermattetest1 | ihr ermattetet1 | ||
er ermattete | sie ermatteten | er ermattete1 | sie ermatteten1 | ||
imperative | ermatt (du) ermatte (du) |
ermattet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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