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Dutch
Etymology
From Middle Dutch erkennen. Equivalent to er- + kennen.
Pronunciation
Verb
erkennen
- (transitive) to acknowledge, to recognize
Conjugation
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German
Etymology
From Middle High German erkennen, from Old High German irkennen, from Proto-West Germanic *uʀkannijan. Equivalent to er- + kennen.
Pronunciation
Verb
erkennen (irregular weak, third-person singular present erkennt, past tense erkannte, past participle erkannt, past subjunctive erkennte, auxiliary haben)
- (transitive) to recognize, perceive
- Synonyms: wiedererkennen, wiederkennen
- Ich habe dich mit diesem Hut nicht erkannt.
- I didn't recognize you in that hat.
- to realize, detect, see, know, identify, discover, understand
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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Luxembourgish
Etymology
From Old High German irkennen; equivalent to er- + kennen.
Pronunciation
Verb
erkennen (third-person singular present erkennt, past participle erkannt, auxiliary verb hunn)
- (transitive) to recognise
Conjugation
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.
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