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er erfindet

invents, makes up

→ erfinden
er achievement or bringing about + find find, locate + et Present-tense ending for you plural or he/she/it; also used for the you-plural subjunctive and imperative
verb · 3rd-person singular, present tense / 2nd-person plural, present tense / 2nd-person plural Rare #37,791
invents, makes up For stories or lies, it means “makes up”; for things or devices, it means “invents.”
GE: Sie erfindet eine gute Ausrede.
EN: She makes up a good excuse.
Conjugation of erfinden
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — erfinden
Second — erfindet
Third erfindet erfinden
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — erfinden
Second — erfindet
Third — erfinden
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — erfindet

Na und, erfindet sie das etwa?

So what, is she making this up?

— Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026)

Was erfindet sie als Nächstes?

What will she invent next?

— Falling Down - Ein ganz normaler Tag (1993)

Das erfindet niemand.

No one would make that up.

— Die Frau die singt - Incendies (2010)

Sie erfindet eine Geschichte, damit wir sie beschützen.

She invents a story so that we protect her.

— Diva (1981)

Er erfindet diese wilden Geschichten.

He makes up these wild stories.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Deshalb erfindet er gemeine Lügen.

That's why he invents nasty lies.

— Der Herr der Ringe - Die Rückkehr des Königs (2003)