eröffnen

hat eröffnet · eröffnete
Based on: er-, öffnen
Goethe B1 Verb #304 er verb
  1. to open
  2. to tell
1.

to open

(in the sense of opening a venue for the first time. NOT for simply opening doors. Er-verbs are too epic for that stuff.)
Examples
  • Maria eröffnet morgen ihr neues Café.
  • Maria is opening her new café tomorrow.
2.

to tell

("jemandem etwas eröffnen" - for big, often not so good news. Very rare in spoken German)
Examples
  • Er hat mir gestern eröffnet, dass er auswandert.
  • He told me yesterday that he's emigrating.

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Bissell
Bissell

Bis wann is das Museum geöffnet. (Duo Lingo)
Bis wann is das Museum eröffnen(?)
Krieg von ge und er öffnen wörten…
I’m sure you have this someplace on YDG.

Bissell
Bissell
Reply to  Emanuel

Oh, that makes sense. The sentence is something like ‘ Ich möchte eine Konto eröffnen. Thank you.

How many meanings does the German word 'eröffnen' have?

eröffnen has 2 distinct meanings: 1. to open , 2. to tell .

What is the past tense of 'eröffnen'?

hat eröffnet / eröffnete

What is 'eröffnen' related to?

The word 'eröffnen' is related to er- and öffnen.

Where can I learn more about 'eröffnen'?

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