erinnern

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erinnern, erinneren, from er- +‎ innern from Old High German innarōn (“to make someone perceive inwardly”), from innar (“inner”), see the preposition in (“in”). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn], [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʁɪnɐn] === Verb === erinnern (weak, third-person singular present erinnert, past tense erinnerte, past participle erinnert, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to remind [with accusative ‘someone’ and an (+ accusative) ‘of someone/something’] (reflexive) to remember, to be reminded of [with an (+ accusative) or (higher register) genitive ‘someone/something’] (transitive, colloquial, rare) to remember, to commemorate (transitive, formal) to say, to interject [with accusative ‘words, things, etc.’ and gegen (+ accusative) ‘against a proposal, law, etc.’] (transitive, nonstandard, dialectal) to remember ==== Usage notes ==== That which is remembered was predominantly indicated by a genitive object in older usage (until ca. 1940-1950 in writing); nowadays this is restricted to elevated style. It had also been possible to express that which is reminded with a genitive object, but this usage has been archaic for one or two centuries: Today both senses are generally indicated with an + accusative: Er erinnerte mich an diesen Tag. Ich erinnere mich an diesen Tag. Occasionally, in colloquial usage the reflexive verb is replaced with a simple verb + accusative object. Sometimes associated with Northern German, this usage is much less common and considered nonstandard: But if a passive is desired such use is inevitable, though passive constructions are avoided altogether: ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Erinnern, Erinnerer, Erinnerung erinnerlich, erinnernswert === References === === Further reading === “erinnern” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erinnern” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erinnern” in Duden online “erinnern” in OpenThesaurus.de “erinnern” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.