Polyglot Dictionary

durchschauen

/dʊʁçˈʃaʊ̯ən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
durchschaut
past
durchschaute
perfect
hat durchschaut

Meaning

  1. to see through

    Built from durch (through) + schauen (to look).

    • Ich durchschaue deinen Trick.

      I see through your trick.

    • Ich habe seinen Trick sofort durchschaut. Er wollte mich nur ablenken.

      I saw through his trick immediately. He only wanted to distract me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • durch through
  • schauen to look

Practice

1 What does durchschauen mean?

2 Which fingerprint chart matches durchschauen?

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