Polyglot Dictionary

nachlesen

/ˈnaːxˌleːzn̩/

verb B2

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

present
liest nach
past
las nach
perfect
hat nachgelesen

Meaning

  1. to look up, to read up

    Built from nach (after) + lesen (to read).

    • Das kannst du im Buch nachlesen.

      You can read that up in the book.

    • Wenn du willst, kannst du das im Internet nachlesen. Dort steht alles ausführlich.

      If you like, you can read up on that on the internet. Everything is explained in detail there.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • nach after
  • lesen to read

Practice

1 What does nachlesen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das kannst du im Buch ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches nachlesen?

verbseparablecompound

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