ermutigen

German

Etymology

er- +‎ mutig (“courageous”) +‎ -en

Pronunciation
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  • IPA(key): /ɛʁˈmuːtiɡən/, [ʔɛɐ̯ˈmuːtʰiɡŋ̍]

Verb

ermutigen (weak, third-person singular present ermutigt, past tense ermutigte, past participle ermutigt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to encourage
    Antonym: entmutigen

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “ermutigen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “ermutigen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “ermutigen” in Duden online
  • “ermutigen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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