erobern
German, verb[ʔɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn]
erobern is a German verb meaning “to conquer, to capture” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “ein fremdes Land in einem Krieg dem Feind wegnehmen und unter die eigene Herrschaft bringen”.
What does erobern mean in English?
verb
- 1
to conquer, to capture
- 2
to win
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. ein fremdes Land in einem Krieg dem Feind wegnehmen und unter die eigene Herrschaft bringen 2. jemand anderen für sich selbst günstig stimmen, einnehmen, gewinnen
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of erobern
- erobert present singular third-person
- eroberte past
- haben auxiliary
- erobernd participle present
- erobre first-person indicative present
- erobere first-person indicative present
- erober first-person indicative present
- eroberst indicative present second-person
- eroberest second-person singular subjunctive
- erobrest second-person singular subjunctive
- eroberet plural second-person subjunctive
- erobret plural second-person subjunctive
- eroberten first-person indicative plural
- erobertest indicative preterite second-person
- erobertet indicative plural preterite
- erobre! imperative singular
- erobere! imperative singular
- erobert! imperative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce erobern?
- [ʔɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn]
- [ɛɐ̯ˈʔoːbɐn]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to erobern
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is erobern in German?
erobern appears 8.1 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).