ersetzen
German
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
- to replace, to substitute (durch by/with)
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 53:
- Öllämpchen brannte niemand mehr. Zuerst waren sie durch Petroleum und Gas ersetzt worden, dann war die Elektrizität gekommen, […]
- Nobody burnt little oil lamps anymore. First they had been replaced by kerosene and gas, then the electricity had come, […]
- Öllämpchen brannte niemand mehr. Zuerst waren sie durch Petroleum und Gas ersetzt worden, dann war die Elektrizität gekommen, […]
- 1918, Elisabeth von Heyking, Die Orgelpfeifen, in: Zwei Erzählungen, Phillipp Reclam jun. Verlag, page 53:
Conjugation
Derived terms
Further reading
- “ersetzen” in Duden online
Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German irsezzen; equivalent to er- + setzen.
Pronunciation
Verb
ersetzen (third-person singular present ersetzt, past participle ersat, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to replace
- (transitive) to substitute, to exchange
- (transitive) to compensate for, to make up for
Conjugation
Regular | ||
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infinitive | ersetzen | |
participle | ersat | |
auxiliary | hunn | |
present indicative |
imperative | |
1st singular | ersetzen | — |
2nd singular | ersetz | ersetz |
3rd singular | ersetzt | — |
1st plural | ersetzen | — |
2nd plural | ersetzt | ersetzt |
3rd plural | ersetzen | — |
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel. |
Synonyms
- (to replace): auswiesselen, austauschen
Related terms
Categories:
- German terms prefixed with er-
- German 3-syllable words
- German terms with IPA pronunciation
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- Luxembourgish terms inherited from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms derived from Old High German
- Luxembourgish terms prefixed with er-
- Luxembourgish 3-syllable words
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- Luxembourgish lemmas
- Luxembourgish verbs
- Luxembourgish verbs using hunn as auxiliary
- Luxembourgish transitive verbs