erwarten

This is the 276th most frequent German word.


erwarten

"Erwarten" means "to expect" in English.


Here, 'erwarten' is used to express expecting someone's arrival at a specific location.

Ich erwarte dich um 5 Uhr vor dem Kino.

I expect you at 5 o'clock in front of the cinema.


In this context, 'erwarten' conveys an expectation for a future event.

Wir erwarten, dass das Wetter morgen besser wird.

We expect the weather to improve tomorrow.


Here, 'erwarten' means having a certain standard or behavior from others in a relational sense.

Die Eltern erwarten Respekt von ihren Kindern.

The parents expect respect from their children.