erwägen

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German

Etymology

er- +‎ wägen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈvɛːɡn̩/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈveːɡn̩/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
  • Hyphenation: er‧wä‧gen
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Verb

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  1. to consider

Usage notes

There are some non-standard weak alternatives for the preterite forms, which normally are strong:

weak (non-standard),
indicative and subjunctive
strong,
indicative
strong,
subjunctive
ich, er erwägte erwog erwöge
du erwägtest erwogest erwögest
wir, sie erwägten erwogen erwögen
ihr erwägtet erwoget erwöget

Conjugation

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Synonyms

Derived terms

Further reading

  • erwägen” in Duden online
  • erwägen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache