Before you start
Meet erfassen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 5 meanings
- (formal, uncommon) to grasp, to grip, to seize (with one's hands)
- (formal, chiefly in reporting) to collide with, to crash into, to run over (especially of vehicles colliding with people, animals or movable objects)
- (formal) to catch, to hit (of spreading fires, avalanches, gusts of wind, etc. affecting an object)
- to realize, to conceive, to comprehend
- to capture, to collect, to measure, to record (to add one or more data points to an existing aggregate data set, or to create a data set out of a property in general)
Forms
How erfassen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erfasse | erfasste |
| du | erfasst | erfasstest |
| er/sie/es | erfasst | erfasste |
| wir | erfassen | erfassten |
| ihr | erfasst | erfasstet |
| Sie | erfassen | erfassten |
Partizip II erfasst · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich erfasse die Frage sofort.I understand the question right away.present main clause
- 2Wir haben alle Namen erfasst.We recorded all the names.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich lese langsam, damit ich den Text erfasse.I read slowly so that I understand the text.verb at the end after damit