ähneln

/ˈɛːnl̩n/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
ähnelt
past
ähnelte
perfect
hat geähnelt

Meaning

  1. to resemble

    From ähnlich (similar).

V Category State Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: state. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

gleichen

ähneln and gleichen are close synonyms for "to resemble, to be like," largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

French

ressembler

ressembler is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to resemble."

Portuguese

assemelhar

assemelhar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to resemble."

Practice

1 What does ähneln mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ ihrer Mutter sehr.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches ähneln?

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