learned
gelehrt – gelehrter – am gelehrtesten
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learned
A person who is highly educated and possesses extensive, usually academic knowledge. Texts or statements can also be learned if they appear scholarly and sophisticated.
Die gelehrte Professorin hielt einen Vortrag über mittelalterliche Philosophie.
The learned professor gave a lecture on medieval philosophy.
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| comparative | gelehrter |
| superlative | am gelehrtesten |
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| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
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| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
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'Gelehrt' (learned) is an adjective derived from the past participle of 'lehren' (to teach). Its connection to teaching helps link the word to knowledge and education.
Der gelehrte Historiker beantwortete alle Fragen des Publikums.
The learned historian answered all the audience's questions.
'Gelehrt' (learned) belongs more to elevated written language and is especially common in academic, literary, or cultural-historical texts.
Der Artikel ist in einem gelehrten, aber gut verständlichen Stil geschrieben.
The article is written in a learned but easy-to-understand style.
Typical collocations include 'eine gelehrte Abhandlung' (a learned treatise), 'ein gelehrter Vortrag' (a learned lecture), and 'eine gelehrte Diskussion' (a learned discussion). For people, the adjective can come before terms for scholars or experts, as in 'ein gelehrter Historiker' (a learned historian).
Sie veröffentlichte eine gelehrte Abhandlung über die Geschichte der Sprache.
She published a learned treatise on the history of the language.
