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entdecken
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German endecken, from Old High German intthecken, inthecken. Equivalent to ent- + decken.
Pronunciation
Verb
entdecken (weak, third-person singular present entdeckt, past tense entdeckte, past participle entdeckt, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to discover, to spot, to learn for the first time
- Wir haben einen Bären im Wald entdeckt.
- We spotted a bear in the forest.
- Ich habe entdeckt, dass sie eine Invasion planen.
- I discovered that they are planning an invasion.
- (transitive, archaic) to disclose
- Synonym: offenbaren
- 1787, Friedrich Schiller, Don Karlos, Infant von Spanien, 3. Akt, 3. Auftritt:
- Und wißt Ihr nichts Besonders / Mir zu entdecken?
- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
Pronunciation
Verb
entdecken (third-person singular present entdeckt, past participle entdeckt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- to discover
Conjugation
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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