ermahnen

From Middle High German ermanen, from Old High German irmanōn. Equivalent to er- +‎ mahnen.

• IPA^(key): [ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnən]
• Hyphenation: er‧mah‧nen

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ermahnen (weak, third-person singular present ermahnt, past tense ermahnte, past participle ermahnt, auxiliary haben)

1. (transitive) to caution, admonish, warn [with accusative ‘someone’ and zu (+ infinitive) ‘to do something’]

   Ich ermahnte sie, an diesem Tag keine Lebensmittel zu verkaufen.

   I warned them not to sell food on that day.

2. (ball games) to give a verbal warning to
3. to urge, exhort

• Ermahnen
• Ermahnung

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ermahnen (third-person singular present ermahnt, past participle ermahnt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to exhort, to admonish