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ich erblindete

went blind, became blind

→ erblinden
er achievement or bringing about + blind blind + ete 1st/3rd person singular past
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, past tense Rare #44,518
went blind, became blind A formal-sounding verb; in everyday speech, people often say „blind werden“ instead.
GE: Nach der Krankheit erblindete er.
EN: After the illness, he went blind.
Conjugation of erblinden
Indicative past
SingularPlural
First erblindete —
Third erblindete —
Subjunctive past
SingularPlural
First erblindete —
Third erblindete —

Ein Mann erblindete und ist ein Krüppel.

A man went blind and is now a cripple.

— Die Flucht ins Ungewisse (1988)

Tom erblindete.

Tom went blind.

Er erblindete bei dem Unfall.

He went blind in the accident.

Er erblindete aufgrund des Unfalls.

He became blind as a result of the accident.