Before you start
Meet ersparen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 2 meanings
- (transitive, often with dative reflexive) to save, save up, put aside (money) (the reflexive pronoun may be left out in order to distinguish more clearly from sense 2)
- (transitive) to spare, to save [with dative ‘someone’ and accusative ‘something undesirable or superfluous’]
Forms
How ersparen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | erspare | ersparte |
| du | ersparst | erspartest |
| er/sie/es | erspart | ersparte |
| wir | ersparen | ersparten |
| ihr | erspart | erspartet |
| Sie | ersparen | ersparten |
Partizip II erspart · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Das erspart mir Zeit.That saves me time.save time
- 2Die neue Tür hat uns viel Arbeit erspart.The new door saved us a lot of work.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich hoffe, dass du mir den langen Weg ersparst.I hope you save me the long journey.verb at the end after dass