erben

B2#5,314

Hear it

verb

to inheritas a bequest or by genetics

Forms

Present

I	erbe
you	erbst
he, she, it	erbt
we	erben
you (plural)	erbt
they	erben

Preterite

I	erbte
you	erbtest
he, she, it	erbte
we	erbten
you (plural)	erbtet
they	erbten

Subjunctive I

I	erbe
you	erbest
he, she, it	erbe
we	erben
you (plural)	erbet
they	erben

Subjunctive II

I	erbte
you	erbtest
he, she, it	erbte
we	erbten
you (plural)	erbtet
they	erbten

Imperative

you	erb / erbe
you (plural)	erbt

Other forms

infinitive	erben
past participle	geerbt
present participle	erbend

Used in the library

Die Enkelin soll die Wohnung ihrer Großmutter erben.The granddaughter is to inherit her grandmother's flat.B2Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B2)
Resi hat die kleine Pension von ihrer Tante geerbt, samt einer Hypothek, die sie noch abzahlt.Resi inherited the little guesthouse from her aunt, along with a mortgage she is still paying off.B2Noch einmal, bitte (17) — Once more, please (17) (B2)
Von ihrer Mutter hat Wiebke nur ein altes Kochbuch geerbt, doch es ist ihr mehr wert als Geld.Wiebke inherited only an old cookbook from her mother, but it's worth more to her than money.B2Noch einmal, bitte (28) — Once more, please (28) (B2)

Other ways to say it

übernehmento take over (a task, a position, responsibilities from someone else); to take on more than one can handle/master; to overexert oneself

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