Sentences with German verb ergreifen ⟨Statal Passive⟩ ⟨Subordinate⟩

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Present

  • Wer ergreift die Initiative? 
    English Who takes the initiative?
  • Eingebrachtes Gut ergreift auch das Erbgut. 
    English Brought-in property also seizes the inheritance.

Imperfect

  • Er ergriff meinen Arm. 
    English He grabbed my arm.
  • Plötzlich ergriff sie ein Gefühl der Panik. 
    English Suddenly, she was seized by a feeling of panic.
  • Als die Polizei eintraf, ergriff der Räuber die Flucht. 
    English The thieves fled when the police arrived.
  • Panische Angst ergriff mich. 
    English I was overcome by a panicked fear.
  • Das Feuer ergriff auch die Nachbargebäude. 
    English The fire also engulfed the neighboring buildings.
  • Die Polizei ergriff den Dieb am selben Tag. 
    English The police caught the thief on the same day.
  • Im Angesicht der drohenden Gefahr ergriff er die Flucht. 
    English In the face of the looming danger, he fled.

Present Subj.

-

Imperf. Subj.

-

Imperative

-

Infinitive

  • Blinde müssen sich die Welt ergreifen . 
    English The blind must seize the world.
  • Das Wort ergreifen heißt immer auch handeln. 
    English The word 'to seize' always also means 'to act'.
  • Ausschließlich die zuständige Behörde kann solche Maßnahmen ergreifen . 
    English Only the competent authority can take such measures.
  • Geister können von Menschen Besitz ergreifen . 
    English Ghosts can possess people.
  • Man muss die Gelegenheit beim Schopf ergreifen . 
    English You have to seize the opportunity with both hands.
  • Wir müssen vorbeugende Maßnahmen gegen Hochwasser ergreifen . 
    English We must take protective measures against floods.

Participle

  • Tom hat die Gelegenheit sofort ergriffen . 
    English Tom jumped at the chance.
  • Was schlagen Sie vor, welche Maßnahmen sollen ergriffen werden? 
    English What do you suggest, what measures should be taken?
  • Tom wurde von großer Motivation ergriffen . 
    English Tom got very motivated.
  • Tom wurde von Ehrfurcht ergriffen . 
    English Tom was overcome with awe.

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Indicative

Examples sentences for realis mood Statal Passive for ergreifen


  • Er ergriff meinen Arm. 
    English He grabbed my arm.
  • Wer ergreift die Initiative? 
    English Who takes the initiative?
  • Plötzlich ergriff sie ein Gefühl der Panik. 
    English Suddenly, she was seized by a feeling of panic.
  • Als die Polizei eintraf, ergriff der Räuber die Flucht. 
    English The thieves fled when the police arrived.
  • Ergreifen Sie diese Vorsichtsmaßnahmen, wenn das Hochwasser steigt. 
    English Take these precautions when the flood rises.
  • Panische Angst ergriff mich. 
    English I was overcome by a panicked fear.
  • Die Deutschen ergriffen die Flucht. 
    English The Germans took to flight.
  • Eingebrachtes Gut ergreift auch das Erbgut. 
    English Brought-in property also seizes the inheritance.
  • Das Feuer ergriff auch die Nachbargebäude. 
    English The fire also engulfed the neighboring buildings.
  • Die Polizei ergriff den Dieb am selben Tag. 
    English The police caught the thief on the same day.
  • Im Angesicht der drohenden Gefahr ergriff er die Flucht. 
    English In the face of the looming danger, he fled.

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Translation of German ergreifen


German ergreifen
English seize, grasp, take hold of, apprehend, catch hold of, capture, catch, catch hold (of)
Russian схватить, взять, захватить, хватать, брать, охватывать, поймать, трогать
Spanish agarrar, apoderarse, asumir, coger, acometer, apañar, aprehender, apresar
French saisir, prendre, arrêter, envahir, agripper, appréhender, avoir recours à, capturer
Turkish kapmak, yakalamak, dokunmak, duygulandırmak, ele geçirmek, kaplamak, sarmak, tutmak
Portuguese capturar, agarrar, tomar, abranger, abraçar, apanhar, apreender, aproveitar
Italian prendere, afferrare, catturare, abbrancare, agguantare, cogliere, commuovere, darsi a
Romanian prinde, captura, cuprinde, apuca, ocupa
Hungarian elfog, megragad, birtokba vesz, elfoglalás, elterjedés, megfog, pályára lép
Polish ogarnąć, schwycić, uchwycić, chwycić, chwytać, obejmować, objąć, ogarniać
Greek καταλαμβάνω, αρπάζω, πιάνω, συλλαμβάνω, παίρνω
Dutch grijpen, vastpakken, in beslag nemen, oppakken, vangen, vat krijgen op
Czech uchopit, chopit se, chápat se, dojímat, dojímatjmout, dopadnout, hnout, pohnout
Swedish gripa, ta, fatta tag i, fånga, gripa omkring sig, gripa tag i, omfatta, ta fast
Danish gribe, tage, fange, pågribe
Japanese 捕まえる, つかむ, 占める, 取る, 広がる, 把握する, 捉える, 掴む
Catalan agafar, prendre, capturar, ocupar
Finnish ottaa kiinni, tarttua, kaapata, liikuttaa, ottaa, ottaminen, valita, valtaaminen
Norwegian fange, få tak i, gribe, gripe, infiltrere, oppta, ta
Basque eskuratu, hartu, atxilotu
Serbian uhvatiti, zgrabiti, obuhvatiti, zauzeti prostor, uzeti (reč)
Macedonian заплени, завземање, загреби, освојување, улови
Slovenian ujeti, prevzeti, zajeti, zgrabiti
Slowakisch uchopiť, zachytiť, zaujať priestor
Bosnian uhvatiti, obuhvatiti, zauzeti, zgrabiti
Croatian uhvatiti, obuhvatiti, zauzeti prostor, zgrabiti
Ukrainian взяти, захопити, взяти в полон, взятися, захоплювати, поширюватися, схопити, брати
Bulgarian хващам, завладявам, завладяване, задържам, обхващане
Belorussian захапіць, ахапіць, узяць
Indonesian meluas, memegang, menangkap, menyebar, meraih
Vietnamese bắt giữ, lan rộng, lan tràn, nắm bắt, nắm lấy
Uzbek kengaymoq, qo'lga olish, tarqalmoq, ushlab olmoq
Hindi गिरफ्तार करना, पकड़ लेना, पकड़ना, फैलना, व्यापना, हाथ में लेना
Chinese 俘获, 扩散, 抓住, 握住, 蔓延, 逮捕
Thai คว้า, จับ, จับกุม, ยึด, ระบาด, แพร่กระจาย
Korean 붙잡다, 손에 넣다, 체포하다, 퍼지다, 확산되다
Azerbaijani tutmaq, ələ keçirmək, genişlənmək, yayılmaq
Georgian აკავება, გავრცელება, გაფართოება, ხელში აყვანა
Bengali ধরা, আটক করা, ছড়িয়ে পড়া, প্রসারিত হওয়া, হাতে নেওয়া
Albanian kap, arrestoj, përhap, përhapet
Marathi पकडणे, ताब्यात घेणे, पसरणे, व्यापणे, हातात घेणे
Nepali काब्ज गर्नु, गिरफतार गर्नु, प्रसारित हुनु, फैलिनु, समात्न
Telugu పట్టుకోవడం, విస్తరించు, వ్యాపించు
Latvian izplatīties, noķert, paplašināties, paņemt
Tamil பிடிக்க, கைபிடிக்க, பரவுதல், விரிவடைதல்
Estonian haarata, kinni võtma, käte võtma, laienema, levima
Armenian ընդլայնվել, ձերբակալել, վերցնել, տարածվել
Kurdish girtin, belav bûn, destxistin, fireh bûn
Hebrewלתפוס، להשיג، לכבוש
Arabicأخذ، أمسك، اختار، استيلاء، انتهز، أسر، اتخذ، اغتنم
Persianگرفتن، اشغال کردن، در دست گرفتن، گسترش یافتن، انجام دادن، برداشتن
Urduقبضہ کرنا، پکڑنا، پھیلنا، گرفتار کرنا

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Meanings and synonyms of ergreifen

  • etwas direkt oder auch im übertragenen Sinne in die Hand nehmen, anfassen, greifen, tun
  • jemanden gefangen nehmen, fassen, erwischen, kriegen, bekommen
  • umsichgreifen, Raum einnehmen, erfassen
  • festnehmen, jemandem nahegehen, am Schlafittchen packen, nicht verstreichen lassen, (sich) greifen, (jemanden) übermannen

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* Synonyms come partly from OpenThesaurus (openthesaurus.de) and may have been changed afterwards. They are freely available under the CC-BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) license: ergreifen

* Definitions come partly from Wiktionary (de.wiktionary.org)> and may have been changed afterwards. They are freely available under the CC-BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0) license: 60104, 60104, 60104

* Sentences by Tatoeba (tatoeba.org) are freely available under the CC BY 2.0 FR (creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/fr/). Some of them were changed. The authors of the sentences can be looked up via: 3130319, 370377, 5133799, 4884557, 11119747, 2818874, 1712364, 3359874, 4089345, 7441775, 8697498, 6176, 968166

* Sentences from the Wiktionary (de.wiktionary.org) are freely available under the license CC BY-SA 3.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/deed.de). Some of them were changed. The authors of the sentences can be looked up via: 23818, 60104, 60104, 434302, 60104, 39583

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