nachgehen

/ˈnaːxˌɡeːən/

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
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: financial. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
geht nach
past
ging nach
perfect
ist nachgegangen

Meaning

  1. to pursue, to investigate

    Built from nach (after) + gehen (to go).

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

  • nach after
  • gehen to go

Practice

1 What does nachgehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die Polizei geht dem Hinweis ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nachgehen?

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