erben
to inherit
English translations
- 01
to inherit
- 02
to receive as inheritance
- 03
heir
Word details
- German meaning
- Etwas von einer verstorbenen Person erhalten, meistens Geld oder Besitz.
- English meaning
- To inherit
- Synonym
- übernehmen, zufallen
- German example
- Sie wird das Haus ihrer Großmutter erben.
- English example
- She will inherit her grandmother's house.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich erbe du erbst er/sie/es ich erbt wir erben ihr erbet sie erben
- Past Participle
- ich habe geerbt du hast geerbt er/sie/es hat geerbt wir haben geerbt ihr habt geerbt sie haben geerbt
- Past
- ich erbte du erbtest er/sie/es erbte wir erbten ihr erbtet sie erbten
Related words
- Erbengemeinschaft
Community of heirs
- erwerben
to acquire
- hinsterben
To slowly and gradually die or perish.
- Artensterben
Species extinction
- Scherbenbild
Shard mosaic
- Scherbenbildchen
A Scherbenbildchen is a small picture or mosaic composed of shards or fragments.
- sterbend
Dying means being in the process of dying, near the end of life.
- vererben
Inherit
- Waldsterben
Forest dieback
- Scherbenkobalt
smalt
- Scherbenhaufen
pile of shards
- gerben
To tan
- dahinsterben
to wither away
- sich den Magen verderben
to upset one's stomach
- abwerben
to poach, to headhunt
- Scherbengericht
Ostracism
- sterbenslangweilig
incredibly boring
- verderben
To spoil
- sterbenskrank
Terminally ill
- umwerben
To woo means to seek the affection of someone, especially to win them over or to marry.
- beerben
Inherit
- sterben
to die
- enterben
To disinherit
- wegsterben
To wither away
- kerben
To notch
- werben
to advertise
- ererben
To inherit means to receive something as an heir, something that comes to you after someone's death.
- anwerben
to recruit, to enlist
- aussterben
To become extinct means that a species of animal or plant no longer exists because all individuals have died.
- das Fell gerben
to tan the hide
- absterben
To die off means that living tissue or an organ stops living and decomposes.
- bewerben
apply
- Liebeswerben
Courting, wooing
- Kneipensterben
Kneipensterben refers to the decline in the number of traditional pubs and restaurants, often due to economic difficulties or changing consumer habits.
- versterben
Pass away
- ersterben
to become extinct, to die out
- verschlemmen
To spoil
- verbilden
To corrupt, to deprave
- vermurksen
To botch, to mess up
- verdursten
to die of thirst
- verröcheln
To rattle, to breathe one's last
- poussieren
To flirt or tease someone in a playful and charming manner, often with romantic intent.
- vergammeln
To rot, to decay, to spoil.
- abnippeln
To kick the bucket, to pass away
- modal
modal
- aromunisch
Aromanian
- kaschubisch
Kashubian is a West Slavic language spoken in Pomerania, Poland.
- verderblich
Perishable
- anoxisch
Anoxic
Example sentences with “erben”
Sie hat das Haus geerbt. (She inherited the house.)
Frequently asked questions
Is it a regular verb?
Yes, it is a weak verb: erbt, erbte, geerbt.