erkiesen
German
Pronunciation
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Verb
erkiesen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present (obsolete) erkiest, past tense erkor, past participle erkoren, past subjunctive erköre, auxiliary haben)
Usage notes
Erkiesen (along with its synonym auserkiesen) is a defective verb in modern standard German: Its past participle and (to a lesser extent) preterite forms are still in use, while the infinitive and present forms are obsolete, and not known to nor understood by most native speakers.
Conjugation
infinitive | erkiesen1 | ||||
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present participle | erkiesend1 | ||||
past participle | erkoren | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich erkiese1 | wir erkiesen1 | i | ich erkiese1 | wir erkiesen1 |
du erkiest1 | ihr erkiest1 | du erkiesest1 | ihr erkieset1 | ||
er erkiest1 | sie erkiesen1 | er erkiese1 | sie erkiesen1 | ||
preterite | ich erkor | wir erkoren | ii | ich erköre2 | wir erkören2 |
du erkorst | ihr erkort | du erkörest2 du erkörst2 |
ihr erköret2 ihr erkört2 | ||
er erkor | sie erkoren | er erköre2 | sie erkören2 | ||
imperative | erkies (du)1 erkiese (du)1 |
erkiest (ihr)1 |
1Obsolete.
2Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
1Obsolete.
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