erlernt

Erlernt is the past participle of the German verb erlernen, meaning to learn or to acquire through instruction or practice. It describes the successful acquisition of a skill or knowledge and is typically used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, as in Ich habe das Klavierspielen erlernt.

Erlernen conveys a sense of intentional, methodical learning, often involving instruction, training, or repeated practice. It is more specific than lernen, which can refer to learning in a broader sense, including informal or incidental knowledge.

Grammatically, erlernen is a transitive verb. Its present tense forms include ich erlerne, du erlernst, er erlernt; the Präteritum forms include ich erlernte, du erlerntest, er erlernte; the past participle is erlernt. In perfect constructions it is used with haben, for example: Ich habe das Klavierspielen erlernt. The verb frequently governs a direct object that denotes the skill or knowledge acquired, such as eine Sprache, eine Fähigkeit oder eine Fertigkeit.

The noun form das Erlernen refers to the act or process of learning. Adjectival use is common as erlernte, meaning learned or acquired, as in erlernte Fähigkeiten.

Examples: Durch jahrelanges Üben hat er das Klavierspielen erlernt. Das Erlernen einer Fremdsprache erfordert regelmäßige Praxis. Er besitzt erlernte Fähigkeiten in der Bildbearbeitung.