erneuen
Translation
to renew, to renovate, to replace, to restore
Examples
Wir müssen den Vertrag erneuern.
We have to renew the contract.
Sie haben das alte Haus erneuert.
They have renovated the old house.
Die Zellen erneuern sich ständig.
The cells constantly renew themselves.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to renew sth. We have to renew the contract.
sichAkk ((erneuern)) to renew oneself The cells constantly renew themselves.
Similar Words
renovieren (to renovate), auffrischen (to refresh), ersetzen (to replace)
Etymology
From the prefix 'er-' (indicating the creation of a state) + 'neu' (new). Literally 'to make new'.
Memory Tips
Think of it as 're-new'. The prefix 'er-' often works like 're-' or indicates a change of state, so 'er-neu-en' is to make something new again.