Polyglot Dictionary

erkennen

/ɛɐ̯ˈkɛnən/

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

Forms

past
erkannte
perfect
hat erkannt

Meaning

  1. to recognise

    • Ich habe dich sofort erkannt.

      I recognised you immediately.

    • Ich habe ihn kaum wiedererkannt, so sehr hatte er sich verändert. Er trug einen Bart.

      I hardly recognised him, he had changed so much. He was wearing a beard.

V Category Action Concreteness Abstract Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

Spanish

reconocer

reconocer is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to recognise."

Portuguese

reconhecer

reconhecer is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to recognise."

Practice

1 What does erkennen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich habe dich sofort ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches erkennen?

See also

verbirregular

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