Verb

erleben

Translation

experienced, lived through, witnessed

Ich erlebte eine große Überraschung.

I experienced a big surprise.

Er erlebte seine Kindheit auf dem Land.

He experienced his childhood in the countryside.

((et4)) erleben to experience ((sth.)) I experienced a beautiful day.

Synonyms: erfuhr (past of erfahren), sah (past of sehen)

Simple past (Präteritum) form of the verb 'erleben'. The '-te' ending is characteristic of weak verbs in the simple past.

Remember the '-te' ending for the simple past of regular (weak) verbs, like 'machte' (made) or 'sagte' (said). It follows the same pattern.