erfahren

German

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ʔɛɐ̯ˈfaːɐ̯n/, /ʔɛɐ̯ˈfaːʁən/
  • Hyphenation: er‧fah‧ren
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Etymology 1

er- +‎ fahren

Verb

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

  1. to find out, learn, to come to know
    Ich habe aus der Zeitung von Helgas Tod erfahren.
    I learned about Helga's death from the newspaper.
    Sie hat gerade erfahren, dass sie schwanger ist.
    She just found out that she is pregnant.
  2. to experience
    Er hat im Leben viel Gutes und Böses erfahren.
    He has experienced a lot of good and bad things in life.
Conjugation

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Participle

erfahren

  1. Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Adjective

erfahren (strong nominative masculine singular erfahrener, not comparable)

  1. experienced
    Antonym: unerfahren
Declension

Lua error in Module:utilities at line 142: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'h' (a nil value)

Further reading
  • “erfahren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “erfahren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “erfahren” in Duden online
  • “erfahren” in OpenThesaurus.de
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