Polyglot Dictionary

identifizieren

/idɛntifiˈtsiːʁən/

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
identifiziert
past
identifizierte
perfect
hat identifiziert

Meaning

  1. to identify

    • Die Polizei konnte den Täter identifizieren.

      The police were able to identify the culprit.

    • Die Polizei konnte den Toten schnell identifizieren. Er hatte einen Ausweis bei sich.

      The police were able to identify the dead man quickly. He had an ID with him.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

Similar in other languages

French

identifier

identifier is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to identify."

Portuguese

identificar

identificar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to identify."

Practice

1 What does identifizieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei konnte den Täter ___.

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