erpressen

B1#3,394

Hear it

verb

to blackmail
to extort

Forms

Present

I	erpresse
you	erpresst
he, she, it	erpresst
we	erpressen
you (plural)	erpresst
they	erpressen

Preterite

I	erpresste
you	erpresstest
he, she, it	erpresste
we	erpressten
you (plural)	erpresstet
they	erpressten

Subjunctive I

I	erpresse
you	erpressest
he, she, it	erpresse
we	erpressen
you (plural)	erpresset
they	erpressen

Subjunctive II

I	erpresste
you	erpresstest
he, she, it	erpresste
we	erpressten
you (plural)	erpresstet
they	erpressten

Imperative

you	erpress / erpresse
you (plural)	erpresst

Other forms

infinitive	erpressen
past participle	erpresst
present participle	erpressend

Used in the library

„Kessler hat meinen Vater erpresst", sagt er, „ich wollte ihn nur zwingen, uns in Ruhe zu lassen.""Kessler was blackmailing my father," he says, "I only wanted to force him to leave us alone."A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
Mit Kuchen kann man hier jeden erpressen.With cake you can blackmail anybody here.B1Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B1)
Mit Kuchen kann man hier jeden erpressen, auch Lehrer.With cake you can blackmail anybody here, teachers too.B1Noch einmal, bitte (19) — Once more, please (19) (B1)
Im Krimi erpresst der Bürgermeister den Bäcker, mit einem Foto.In the crime novel the mayor blackmails the baker, with a photo.B1Noch einmal, bitte (5) — Once more, please (5) (B1)

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