entern
to board and seize
To board a ship or another vehicle by force and take control of it.
EXAMPLE
Die Piraten enterten das Handelsschiff.
The pirates boarded and seized the merchant ship.
entern
to board and seize
entern – enterte – hat geentert
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Meanings
etwas entern
to storm / take over
Colloquial, often humorous: to climb onto something or energetically take possession of a place.
EXAMPLE
Nach der Zugabe enterten begeisterte Fans die Bühne.
After the encore, enthusiastic fans stormed the stage.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry entern, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Present
| ich | entere entre |
|---|---|
| du | enterst |
| er/sie/es | entert |
| wir | entern |
| ihr | entert |
| sie | entern |
Simple past
| ich | enterte |
|---|---|
| du | entertest |
| er/sie/es | enterte |
| wir | enterten |
| ihr | entertet |
| sie | enterten |
Perfect
with haben
| ich | habe geentert |
|---|---|
| du | hast geentert |
| er/sie/es | hat geentert |
| wir | haben geentert |
| ihr | habt geentert |
| sie | haben geentert |
Commands
| du | entere! enter!, entre! |
|---|---|
| ihr | entert! |
| Sie | entern Sie! |
Past perfect
| ich | hatte geentert |
|---|---|
| du | hattest geentert |
| er/sie/es | hatte geentert |
| wir | hatten geentert |
| ihr | hattet geentert |
| sie | hatten geentert |
Future
| ich | werde entern |
|---|---|
| du | wirst entern |
| er/sie/es | wird entern |
| wir | werden entern |
| ihr | werdet entern |
| sie | werden entern |
Subjunctive I
| ich | entere entre |
|---|---|
| du | enterst |
| er/sie/es | entere entre |
| wir | entern |
| ihr | entert |
| sie | entern |
Used for reported speech.
Subjunctive II
| ich | enterte |
|---|---|
| du | entertest |
| er/sie/es | enterte |
| wir | enterten |
| ihr | entertet |
| sie | enterten |
Used for wishes and “would”.
Other forms
| infinitive | entern |
|---|---|
| with zu | zu entern |
| present participle | enternd |
| past participle | geentert |
Usage tips
Accusative object
“Entern” (to board and seize) is normally used transitively: the object appears without a preposition in the accusative. Typical sentence patterns are “ein Schiff entern” (to board and seize a ship) or “ein Boot entern” (to board and seize a boat).
EXAMPLE
Die Soldaten enterten das feindliche Schiff bei Nacht.
The soldiers boarded and seized the enemy ship at night.
Typical collocations
Common collocations include “ein Schiff entern” (to board and seize a ship), “ein Boot entern” (to board and seize a boat), and “ein Handelsschiff entern” (to board and seize a merchant ship). Pirates, soldiers, or armed attackers often appear as the subject.
EXAMPLE
Bewaffnete Piraten enterten den Frachter vor der Küste.
Armed pirates boarded and seized the freighter off the coast.
Technical usage
“Entern” (to board and seize) is primarily used in maritime and military language. The word is especially common in reports about ships, piracy, or military operations.
EXAMPLE
Die Küstenwache verhinderte, dass die Angreifer die Fähre enterten.
The coast guard prevented the attackers from boarding and seizing the ferry.
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