ertrunken
drowned
Having died in water or another liquid due to a lack of air.
EXAMPLE
Die Rettungskräfte bargen den ertrunkenen Schwimmer aus dem See.
The rescue workers recovered the drowned swimmer from the lake.
ertrunken
drowned
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Meanings
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry ertrunken, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | ertrunken |
|---|
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word family
„Ertrunken“ (drowned) is the past participle of „ertrinken“ (to drown) and is often used with „sein“ (to be) when describing the event or the resulting state.
EXAMPLE
Der Mann ist beim Baden im Fluss ertrunken.
The man drowned while swimming in the river.
Typical preposition
The preposition „in“ (in) is often used when specifying the location: Someone can have drowned in a lake, a river, or the sea.
EXAMPLE
Das Kind ist im See ertrunken.
The child drowned in the lake.
Typical collocations
„Ertrunken“ (drowned) is often used with words from reports about accidents and rescue operations, for example „eine ertrunkene Person bergen“ (to recover a drowned person) or „ein ertrunkenes Opfer identifizieren“ (to identify a drowned victim).
EXAMPLE
Die Polizei identifizierte die ertrunkene Person am nächsten Morgen.
The police identified the drowned person the next morning.
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