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erschweren

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German

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Etymology

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From er- +‎ schwer +‎ -en.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈʃveːʁən/
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: er‧schwe‧ren

Verb

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erschweren (weak, third-person singular present erschwert, past tense erschwerte, past participle erschwert, auxiliary haben)

  1. to complicate, to make more difficult (due to the circumstances)
    Antonym: erleichtern
    Der dichte Nebel erschwerte die Bergung.
    The dense fog complicated the rescue operation.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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