erhöhst

Erhöhst is the second-person singular present tense form of the German verb erhöhen, meaning you increase or raise. It is a conjugated form and not a standalone verb; the infinitive is erhöhen.

The verb erhöhen belongs to German verb classes formed with the prefix er- on the base word erhöhen (to heighten, to raise). In the present tense, the stem vowel can undergo umlaut in certain forms, so the second-person singular appears as erhöhst and the third-person singular as erhöht, while other forms like wir erhöhen retain the non-umlauted stem.

Usage and meaning: erhöhen is used transitively to indicate the act of increasing something measurable or qualitative, such as prices, quantities, levels or intensities. Examples: Du erhöhst den Preis eines Produkts; Die Regierung erhöht die Steuern. Intransitive usage with reflexive pronouns exists as sich erhöhen and means to rise or increase on its own, as in Die Temperaturen erhöhen sich weiter.

Related forms and nouns: the infinitive is erhöhen; the past participle is erhöht and the third-person singular present form is er erhöht (two words). The noun form is Erhöhung, used for “an increase” or “a raise.”

See also: verwandte Verben wie erhöhen, steigern, anheben; antonyms or related terms such as Senkung (decrease) and Steigerung (increase). The entry unterwegs distinguishes the one-word form erhöhst (du) from the two-word form er erhöht (he/it increases).