Polyglot Dictionary

entscheiden

/ɛntˈʃaɪ̯dn̩/

verb A2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
entscheidet
past
entschied
perfect
hat entschieden

Meaning

  1. to decide

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

bestimmen

bestimmen also has a "to determine," to define or specify, sense; entscheiden is more purely "to decide."

beschließen

entscheiden is the everyday word for "to decide"; beschließen is slightly more formal, often for a considered, final resolution.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

decidir

decidir is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to decide."

Portuguese

decidir

decidir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to decide."

Practice

1 What does entscheiden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie hat sich für den blauen Mantel ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entscheiden?

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