durchsuchen

/dʊʁçˈzuːxn̩/

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
durchsucht
past
durchsuchte
perfect
hat durchsucht

Meaning

  1. to search through, to search (a place)

    Built from durch (through) + suchen (to look for, to search).

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

Made of

  • durch through
  • suchen to look for, to search

Similar words

absuchen

durchsuchen implies a more thorough or invasive search, like a police search; absuchen is more general, a scanning search — both mean "to search."

Practice

1 What does durchsuchen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei ___ das ganze Haus.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches durchsuchen?

See also

verbinseparablecompound

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