erlauben

German

Etymology

From Middle High German erlouben, from Old High German irlouben, arlouben, from Proto-Germanic *uzlaubijaną. Cognate with Old English ālīefan, ālȳfan (to allow). More at leave (permission).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ʔɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bm̩], [ʔɛɐ̯ˈlaʊ̯bən]
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  • Hyphenation: er‧lau‧ben

Verb

erlauben (third-person singular simple present erlaubt, past tense erlaubte, past participle erlaubt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (with dative) to allow; to permit

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Further reading

  • erlauben in Duden online
  • erlauben in DWDS (Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache)
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