Word Frequency (Worthäufigkeit) #5000
Word (Wort)

erbrechen

Translation (Übersetzung) to vomit, to throw up
Pronunciation (Aussprache) [ɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛçn̩]
B1
Verbs
Intermediate
Neutral
Tags (Tags)
reflexive health body medical strong verb
A strong verb (irregular) that describes the act of vomiting. It's a medical/formal term; colloquial alternatives exist. Can be used reflexively (sich erbrechen) or transitively (etwas erbrechen).

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erbrechen is a German Verbs

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erbrechen Examples (Beispiele) in English

erbrechen examples with English translations. See how to use erbrechen in sentences. erbrechen example sentences in English below.

Das Kind hat sich nach der Fahrt erbrochen.
The child vomited after the ride.
Describing a physical reaction to motion sickness.
Er erbrach Blut und musste sofort ins Krankenhaus.
He vomited blood and had to go to the hospital immediately.
Medical emergency situation.
Wenn ich diesen Geruch rieche, muss ich mich erbrechen.
When I smell this odor, I have to vomit.
Expressing a strong physical disgust reaction.

erbrechen Conjugations (Konjugationen)

erbrechen conjugation (erbrechen Konjugation) in all German tenses: Präsens (Present), Präteritum (Past), Perfekt (Perfect), Futur I & II, Konjunktiv I & II, and Imperativ (Imperative). Learn how to conjugate erbrechen with our complete conjugation table below.

Present Tense (Präsens)

ich
erbreche
du
erbrichst
er/sie/es
erbricht
wir
erbrechen
ihr
erbrecht
sie/Sie
erbrechen

Simple Past (Präteritum)

ich
erbrach
du
erbrachst
er/sie/es
erbrach
wir
erbrachen
ihr
erbracht
sie/Sie
erbrachen

Perfect Tense (Perfekt)

ich
habe erbrochen
du
hast erbrochen
er/sie/es
hat erbrochen
wir
haben erbrochen
ihr
habt erbrochen
sie/Sie
haben erbrochen

Future I (Futur I)

ich
werde erbrechen
du
wirst erbrechen
er/sie/es
wird erbrechen
wir
werden erbrechen
ihr
werdet erbrechen
sie/Sie
werden erbrechen

Future II (Futur II)

ich
werde erbrochen haben
du
wirst erbrochen haben
er/sie/es
wird erbrochen haben
wir
werden erbrochen haben
ihr
werdet erbrochen haben
sie/Sie
werden erbrochen haben

Imperative (Imperativ)

erbrechen Sie

Subjunctive I (Konjunktiv I)

ich
erbreche
du
erbrechest
er/sie/es
erbreche
wir
erbrechen
ihr
erbrechet
sie/Sie
erbrechen

Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)

ich
erbräche
du
erbrächest
er/sie/es
erbräche
wir
erbrächen
ihr
erbrächet
sie/Sie
erbrächen

Pluperfect (Plusquamperfekt)

ich
hatte erbrochen
du
hattest erbrochen
er/sie/es
hatte erbrochen
wir
hatten erbrochen
ihr
hattet erbrochen
sie/Sie
hatten erbrochen

erbrechen Word Family - erbrechen Related Words - erbrechen Family Members

erbrechen Word Family (Wortfamilie)

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related noun (Substantiv)
das Erbrechen
Meaning: vomiting
Example: Das Erbrechen war ein Symptom der Krankheit.
Noun
prefix verb (Präfixverb)
brechen
Meaning: to break
Example: Erbrechen is derived from 'brechen' with the prefix 'er-' indicating an outward action.
Verb

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erbrechen Usage & Related Words (Verwendung & verwandte Wörter)

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erbrechen Collocations (Kollokationen)

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sich erbrechen müssen
to have to vomit
High frequency
Blut erbrechen
to vomit blood
Medium frequency
den Mageninhalt erbrechen
to vomit stomach contents
Medium frequency
sich vor Übelkeit erbrechen
to vomit from nausea
Medium frequency
nach dem Erbrechen
after vomiting
High frequency

erbrechen Idioms (Redewendungen)

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Das ist zum Erbrechen!
That's disgusting!
Used figuratively to express extreme disgust or revulsion, not literal vomiting.
sich vor Lachen erbrechen
to laugh until you puke
Hyperbolic expression for laughing extremely hard.

erbrechen Synonyms (Synonyme)

erbrechen synonyms - words with similar meanings. Find alternative words for erbrechen and expand your German vocabulary. Learn erbrechen similar words and their usage.

sich übergeben
Meaning: to vomit
High similarity
kotzen
Meaning: to puke
High similarity
brechen
Meaning: to vomit
High similarity
sich erleichtern
Meaning: to relieve oneself (vomiting)
Medium similarity

erbrechen Antonyms (Antonyme)

erbrechen antonyms - opposite words. Learn words with opposite meanings to erbrechen. Discover erbrechen opposite words and expand your German vocabulary.

behalten
Meaning: to keep down
verdauen
Meaning: to digest

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erbrechen Semantically Related Words (Semantisch verwandte Wörter)

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Übelkeit Magen Krankheit Übergeben Kotzen

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