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Frau Hilde erinnert sich an ihren ersten Hund. Frau Hilde remembers her first dog.

verb · A2

erinnern

[ɛɐ̯ˈʔɪnɐn]

to remind, to remember (sich erinnern)

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Other Examples

  • Ich erinnere mich gut an meinen ersten Tag in Berlin.

    I remember my first day in Berlin well.

  • Erinnerst du mich morgen an den Termin?

    Will you remind me about the appointment tomorrow?

  • Wir erinnern Bruno an seinen Schlüssel.

    We remind Bruno about his key.

  • Erinnert ihr euch an unser Picknick im Park?

    Do you remember our picnic in the park?

  • Die Großeltern erinnern sich gern an früher.

    The grandparents like remembering the old days.

Grammar

Present
er/sie/es erinnert What happens now or usually.
Simple past (Präteritum)
er/sie/es erinnerte The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfect (Perfekt)
er/sie/es hat erinnert The past in conversation. Verbs of movement or change take "ist", most others "hat".

Conjugation

The verb in every person; under each table, when German uses it.

Indikativ
Person Präsens Präteritum Perfekt
ich erinnereerinnertehabe erinnert
du erinnersterinnertesthast erinnert
er/sie/es erinnerterinnertehat erinnert
wir erinnernerinnertenhaben erinnert
ihr erinnerterinnertethabt erinnert
sie/Sie erinnernerinnertenhaben erinnert
Präsens
What happens now or usually; with a time word also the future.
Präteritum
The past in stories and in writing; in speech mostly with sein, haben and the modal verbs.
Perfekt
The past in conversation.
More Tenses and Moods
Indikativ
Person Plusquamperfekt Futur I Futur II
ich hatte erinnertwerde erinnernwerde erinnert haben
du hattest erinnertwirst erinnernwirst erinnert haben
er/sie/es hatte erinnertwird erinnernwird erinnert haben
wir hatten erinnertwerden erinnernwerden erinnert haben
ihr hattet erinnertwerdet erinnernwerdet erinnert haben
sie/Sie hatten erinnertwerden erinnernwerden erinnert haben
Plusquamperfekt
What had happened before another moment in the past.
Futur I
Plans, promises and guesses about the future; often the Präsens is enough.
Futur II
What will be finished by a moment in the future, or a guess about the past.
Person Konjunktiv II
ich erinnerte
du erinnertest
er/sie/es erinnerte
wir erinnerten
ihr erinnertet
sie/Sie erinnerten
Konjunktiv II
Wishes, polite requests and what isn't real.

The same as the Präteritum, so German mostly says "würde" + infinitive instead: ich würde erinnern.

Person Imperativ
du erinnere!
ihr erinnert!
Sie erinnern Sie!
Imperativ
Requests and instructions to du, ihr and Sie.

How the Word Is Built

er prefix inner root n ending

er-
reaching a result: erreichen (to reach), erklären (to explain).
-n
the ending of the infinitive after -el or -er: wandern, sammeln.

Word family

In Otti's situations: Frau Hilde remembers, Frau Hilde tells how Berlin changed

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