No. 14,044 in German
gelehrt
Learned; scholarly.
In a sentence
Er hat Philosophie gelehrt.
He taught philosophy.
Here, 'gelehrt' is the past participle form of the verb 'lehren' (to teach), used in the present perfect tense to indicate a completed action of him teaching philosophy.
Die gelehrte Frau erklärte die Theorie verständlich.
The learned woman explained the theory clearly.
In this sentence, 'gelehrte' is an adjective form meaning 'learned' or 'erudite', describing the woman as knowledgeable.
Sein Stil von Gelehrtheit war beeindruckend.
His style of erudition was impressive.
Here, 'Gelehrtheit' (derived from 'gelehrt') is a noun form referring to the intellectual qualities or erudition of an individual.
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