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Erklären conjugation.
erklären means “explain” or “declare”.
erklärt · erklärte · hat erklärt
The present, the Präteritum and the Perfekt in the third person. The chart has all six persons.
| Person | Present | Präteritum | Perfekt |
|---|---|---|---|
| ich | erkläre | erklärte | habe erklärt |
| du | erklärst | erklärtest | hast erklärt |
| er/sie/es | erklärt | erklärte | hat erklärt |
| wir | erklären | erklärten | haben erklärt |
| ihr | erklärt | erklärtet | habt erklärt |
| sie/Sie | erklären | erklärten | haben erklärt |
In sentences
Erklären in use.
The 3 sentences the course uses for erklären, each with its recording.
Kannst du mir das erklären?
Can you explain that to me?
Der Arzt erklärte sie für gesund.
The doctor declared her healthy.
„Ich bin nicht bestechlich“, erklärte sie nachdrücklich.
"I can't be bribed," she declared firmly.
Continue in the course
Add lessons and scheduled reviews.
In the course, you learn erklären in a lesson, review it on a schedule, and practice its forms once you know it.
The forms and sentences come from the Wortplay course. Its vocabulary draws on the Ding dictionary and on frequency data from wordfreq; audio is generated German speech. About the sources.