auskennen

/ˈaʊ̯sˌkɛnən/

verb B2

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.
reflexive

Forms

present
kennt aus
past
kannte aus
perfect
hat ausgekannt

Meaning

  1. to know one's way around

    Built from aus (out) + kennen (to know).

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

Made of

  • aus out
  • kennen to know

Practice

1 What does auskennen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich kenne mich in der Stadt gut ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches auskennen?

verbirregularseparablereflexivecompound

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