ertappen

B2 Verb frequency rank #12,390

What ertappen means

Verb

to catch (someone in an act of wrongdoing)

Forms

ertappen · ertappt · ertappte · hat ertappt (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

ertappen in a sentence

Der Einbrecher wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt.

The burglar was caught in the act.

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ertappen is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #12,390 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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