ermahnen
German, verb[ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnən]
ermahnen is spelled E-R-M-A-H-N-E-N (8 letters) and appears about once in every 2 million words in written German, the 58,632nd most frequent German word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). Ermahnen is a German verb meaning “to caution, admonish, warn” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “jemanden bestimmt auf ein erwünschtes Verhalten hinweisen; jemanden zur Ordnung rufen; jemanden ins Gewissen…”.
What does ermahnen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to caution, admonish, warn
Ich ermahnte sie, an diesem Tag keine Lebensmittel zu verkaufen.
- 2
to give a verbal warning to
- 3
to urge, exhort
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. jemanden bestimmt auf ein erwünschtes Verhalten hinweisen; jemanden zur Ordnung rufen; jemanden ins Gewissen reden
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 ermahnen
- ermahnt present singular third-person
- ermahnte past
- haben auxiliary
- ermahnend participle present
- ermahne first-person indicative present
- ermahnst indicative present second-person
- ermahnest second-person singular subjunctive
- ermahnet plural second-person subjunctive
- ermahnten first-person indicative plural
- ermahntest indicative preterite second-person
- ermahntet indicative plural preterite
- ermahn imperative second-person singular
- habe ermahnt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- haben ermahnt first-person indicative multiword-construction
- ermahn! imperative singular
- ermahne! imperative singular
- ermahnt! imperative plural
- ermahnt haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce ermahnen?
- [ɛɐ̯ˈmaːnən]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to ermahnen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is ermahnen in German?
ermahnen appears about once in every 2 million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).