klären

See also: klaren

German

Etymology

From Middle High German klæren; from klar.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈklɛːʁən/, [ˈklɛːɐ̯n] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
• IPA^(key): /ˈkleːʁən/, [ˈkleːɐ̯n] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)

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• Hyphenation: klä‧ren

Verb

1. to clarify, free from obscurities
2. to clarify, remove contaminants

Derived terms

• abklären
• aufklären
• erklären
• klärbar
• klärlich
• Kläranlage
• Klärbecken
• Klärschlamm
• Klärung
• verklären

Further reading

• “klären” in Duden online