ertappen
In English: to catch (in the act)
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- ertappte
- Partizip II
- ertappt
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
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Example sentences
Er wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt.
He was caught red handed.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRSie wurde auf frischer Tat ertappt.
She was caught red handed.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRIch habe ihn auf frischer Tat ertappt.
I caught him in the act.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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