ersuchen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]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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[edit]ersuchen (weak, third-person singular present ersucht, past tense ersuchte, past participle ersucht, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to ask or beseech [with accusative ‘someone’ and zu ( infinitive) ‘to do something’]
- Es wird ersucht, dieses Schreiben zurückzugeben.
- Please return this paper.
- (ditransitive) to request (something from someone) [with accusative ‘someone’ and um ( accusative) ‘something’]
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | ersuchen | ||||
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present participle | ersuchend | ||||
past participle | ersucht | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich ersuche | wir ersuchen | i | ich ersuche | wir ersuchen |
du ersuchst | ihr ersucht | du ersuchest | ihr ersuchet | ||
er ersucht | sie ersuchen | er ersuche | sie ersuchen | ||
preterite | ich ersuchte | wir ersuchten | ii | ich ersuchte1 | wir ersuchten1 |
du ersuchtest | ihr ersuchtet | du ersuchtest1 | ihr ersuchtet1 | ||
er ersuchte | sie ersuchten | er ersuchte1 | sie ersuchten1 | ||
imperative | ersuch (du) ersuche (du) |
ersucht (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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