Polyglot Dictionary

zurechtfinden

/tsuˈʁɛçtˌfɪndn̩/

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
reflexive

Forms

present
findet sich zurecht
past
fand sich zurecht
perfect
hat sich zurechtgefunden

Meaning

  1. to find one's way

    Built from zurecht (in order, properly) + finden (to find).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • zurecht in order, properly
  • finden to find

Similar words

finden

sich zurechtfinden is a more specific reflexive idiom, "to find one's way" or get one's bearings in a place or situation; finden is the basic word "to find" something.

Practice

1 What does zurechtfinden mean?

2 Fill the gap: Ich finde mich in der Stadt gut ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zurechtfinden?

verbirregularseparablereflexivecompound

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