ertönen

B1#2,371

Hear it

verbformal

to sound; to ring out

Forms

Present

I	ertöne
you	ertönst
he, she, it	ertönt
we	ertönen
you (plural)	ertönt
they	ertönen

Preterite

I	ertönte
you	ertöntest
he, she, it	ertönte
we	ertönten
you (plural)	ertöntet
they	ertönten

Subjunctive I

I	ertöne
you	ertönest
he, she, it	ertöne
we	ertönen
you (plural)	ertönet
they	ertönen

Subjunctive II

I	ertönte
you	ertöntest
he, she, it	ertönte
we	ertönten
you (plural)	ertöntet
they	ertönten

Imperative

you	ertön / ertöne
you (plural)	ertönt

Other forms

infinitive	ertönen
past participle	ertönt
present participle	ertönend

Used in the library

Wenn die Glocke ertönt, macht die Bibliothek zu.When the bell sounds, the library shuts.B1Noch einmal, bitte (16) — Once more, please (16) (B1)
Als die Glocke ertönte, war die Kirche schon voll.When the bell sounded, the church was already full.B1Noch einmal, bitte (2) — Once more, please (2) (B1)
Wenn die Glocke ertönt, stehen alle auf dem Hof.When the bell sounds, everybody is out in the yard.B1Noch einmal, bitte (9) — Once more, please (9) (B1)

Other ways to say it

erklingento sound (to produce a sound)

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