erklären

A1 Verb frequency rank #646

What erklären means

Verb

to explain, to make clear
to declare, assert

Forms

erklären · erklärt · erklärte · hat erklärt (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

erklären in a sentence

Kannst du mir erklären, wo der Bahnhof ist?

Can you explain to me where the train station is?

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erklären is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #646 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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