Translation of "inherit" to German

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Dictionary translations for "inherit"

inherit [ɪnˈherɪt] verb Conjugation

inherited / inherited / inheriting / inherits

erben

He inherited an old wooden chest.

Er hat eine alte Holztruhe geerbt.

Contexts with "inherit"

In the case of language, however, it is only the ability to talk and understand that we inherit genetically; the particular language or languages that we speak are passed on to us not by genetic transmission but by cultural transmission. Im Fall der Sprache erben wir jedoch nur die Fähigkeit zu sprechen und zu verstehen auf genetischem Wege; die spezielle Sprache (oder Sprachen), die wir sprechen, wird uns nicht durch genetische, sondern durch kulturelle Übertragung weitergereicht.

He inherited an old wooden chest. Er hat eine alte Holztruhe geerbt.

My aunt inherited the huge estate. Meine Tante hat das riesige Grundstück geerbt.

He inherited the business from his father. Er erbte das Geschäft von seinem Vater.

She inherited her mother's blue eyes. Sie hat ihre blauen Augen von der Mutter geerbt.

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