erkunden

to explore

Past (Präteritum)

erkundete

Past participle

erkundet (haben)

A regular weak verb. It is used to describe the act of investigating or traveling through a place to learn about it, similar to 'erforschen'. It is not separable, as the prefix 'er-' is inseparable in German verbs starting with this syllable (e.g., erzählen, erleben). It always takes 'haben' as an auxiliary verb because it describes an activity rather than a change of state or motion toward a destination. It is often used in the context of tourism or exploration of new or historical locations, as seen in the text about the castle ruins at Lake Constance (Bodensee). It is a transitive verb, meaning it takes a direct object in the accusative case (e.g., 'einen Ort erkunden').

Conjugation

Present

erkundet

present, singular, third-person

erkunde

first-person, indicative, present, singular

erkunden

first-person, indicative, plural, present

erkundest

indicative, present, second-person, singular

Past

erkundete

past

erkundeten

first-person, indicative, plural, preterite

erkundetest

indicative, preterite, second-person, singular

erkundetet

indicative, plural, preterite, second-person

Subjunctive

erkunde

first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

erkunden

first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

erkundest

second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

erkundet

plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

erkundete

first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

erkundeten

first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

erkundetest

formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

erkundetet

formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

habe erkundet

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive

haben erkundet

first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive

habest erkundet

multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

habet erkundet

multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

hätte erkundet

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive

hätten erkundet

first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive

hättest erkundet

multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive

hättet erkundet

multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive

werde erkunden

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werden erkunden

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdest erkunden

future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdet erkunden

future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

würde erkunden

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würden erkunden

first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würdest erkunden

future, future-i, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würdet erkunden

future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

werde erkundet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werden erkundet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdest erkundet haben

future, future-ii, multiword-construction, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

werdet erkundet haben

future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

würde erkundet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

würden erkundet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii

Imperative

erkund

imperative, second-person, singular

erkunde

imperative, second-person, singular

erkundet

imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

erkundet

participle, past

erkundend

participle, present

Infinitive

erkunden

infinitive

Other

habe erkundet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular

haben erkundet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural

hast erkundet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular

habt erkundet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person

hat erkundet

indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person

hatte erkundet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular

hatten erkundet

first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural

hattest erkundet

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular

hattet erkundet

indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person

erkunden werden

future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde erkunden

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden erkunden

first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

wirst erkunden

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular

werdet erkunden

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person

wird erkunden

future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

erkundet haben werden

future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction

werde erkundet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular

werden erkundet haben

first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

wirst erkundet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular

werdet erkundet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person

wird erkundet haben

future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person

Erkunden

form-of, gerund, neuter, no-plural, strong

Erkunder

agent, form-of, masculine, strong

explore

misspelling of erkunden

exploring

misspelling of erkundend

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