erklären

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erklæren. By surface analysis, er- +‎ klären. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈklɛːʁən/ (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland) IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈkleːʁən/, [-kleːɐ̯n] (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions) Hyphenation: er‧klä‧ren === Verb === erklären (weak, third-person singular present erklärt, past tense erklärte, past participle erklärt, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to explain, to make clear [with dative ‘to someone’] to declare, assert sich bereit erklären ― to agree, be willing (to do something), literally: "to declare oneself ready" ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== === Further reading === “erklären” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erklären” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erklären” in Duden online “erklären” in OpenThesaurus.de