Polyglot Dictionary

nachforschen

/ˈnaːxˌfɔʁʃn̩/

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 Financial Tone Neutral

Forms

present
forscht nach
past
forschte nach
perfect
hat nachgeforscht

Meaning

  1. to investigate

    Built from nach (after) + forschen (to research).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • nach after
  • forschen to research

Similar words

ermitteln

ermitteln can mean "to investigate," or, separately, "to determine" or calculate a value; nachforschen specifically means "to investigate."

Similar in other languages

French

enquêter

enquêter is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to investigate."

Portuguese

investigar

investigar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to investigate."

Practice

1 What does nachforschen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei ___ nach dem Täter nach.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nachforschen?

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