erstatten

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German erstaten. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈʃtatn̩ / === Verb === erstatten (weak, third-person singular present erstattet, past tense erstattete, past participle erstattet, auxiliary haben) (ditransitive) to pay back [with accusative ‘something’ and dative ‘to someone’] (also idiomatically translated by English reimburse or English refund (someone for something)) (formal) to grant, to administer, to make, to do Synonym: abstatten Bericht erstatten über etwas ― to give a report about something, to report on something Meldung erstatten ― to report, to make a report Anzeige gegen jemanden erstatten ― to report someone ==== Usage notes ==== (administer): Frequent accusative objects are form-bound activities, now especially Bericht and Anzeige, else oldish Glückwunsch, Gruß, Besuch, Nachricht, Bescheid. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Erstattung zurückerstatten ==== Related terms ==== Berichterstatter === Further reading === “erstatten” in Duden online “erstatten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “erstatten” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “erstatten” in Deutsches Wörterbuch von Jacob und Wilhelm Grimm, 16 vols., Leipzig 1854–1961.