ich ermutige

encourage

→ ermutigen
er achievement or bringing about + mutig brave, courageous + e 1st-person singular present (also used in the subjunctive)
verb · 1st-person singular / 3rd-person singular, present tense Rare #47,591
encourage This form can mean “encourage!” as a command to one person or “I encourage” in a statement.
GE: Ich ermutige dich, es zu versuchen.
EN: I encourage you to try.
Conjugation of ermutigen
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ermutige ermutigen
Second — ermutigt
Third ermutigt ermutigen
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ermutige ermutigen
Third ermutige ermutigen

Ermutige ihn nicht noch.

Don't encourage him further.

— The Man from Earth (2007)

Bitte ermutige ihn nicht, Mark.

Please don't encourage him, Mark.

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

Ich ermutige meinen Bruder.

I encourage my brother.

Ermutige ihn, es zu tun!

Encourage him to do it!