ertappen

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German

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Etymology

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er- +‎ tappen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛɐ̯ˈtapn̩/
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Verb

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ertappen (weak, third-person singular present ertappt, past tense ertappte, past participle ertappt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to catch (someone in an act of wrongdoing)
    Synonym: erwischen
    Der Einbrecher wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt.
    The burglar was caught in the act / red-handed.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • ertappen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • ertappen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • ertappen” in Duden online
  • ertappen” in OpenThesaurus.de