er erntet

harvests, reaps

→ ernten
ernt to harvest, to reap + 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 #49,597
harvests, reaps In figurative expressions, it can mean “reaps” a result, such as fame or praise.
GE: Sie erntet Äpfel im Garten.
EN: She harvests apples in the garden.
Conjugation of ernten
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First ernte ernten
Second — erntet
Third erntet ernten
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First ernte ernten
Second — erntet
Third ernte ernten
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — erntet

Tötet ihn und erntet Ruhm!

Kill him and reap the glory!

— Nausicaä aus dem Tal der Winde (1984)

Wenn man die Minze erntet und trocknet, bekommt man große Mengen davon.

When you harvest and dry mint, you end up with a large quantity of it.

Der Frühling sät, der Herbst erntet.

Spring sows, autumn reaps.

Die heilige Bibel lehrt uns, dass man das erntet, was man sät.

The Holy Bible teaches us that you reap what you sow.

— Malcolm X (1992)