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ersuchen

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German ersuochen, from Old High German irsuohhen, ursuohhen, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀsōkijan, from Proto-Germanic *uzsōkijaną. Equivalent to er-suchen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈzuːxn̩/
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Verb

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ersuchen (weak, third-person singular present ersucht, past tense ersuchte, past participle ersucht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to ask or beseech [with accusative ‘someone’ and zu ( infinitive) ‘to do something’]
    Es wird ersucht, dieses Schreiben zurückzugeben.
    Please return this paper.
  2. (ditransitive) to request (something from someone) [with accusative ‘someone’ and um ( accusative) ‘something’]

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • ersuchen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ersuchen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ersuchen” in Duden online