German

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Etymology

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ent- +‎ decken

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ɛntˈdɛkən/, [ɛntˈd̥ɛ.kŋ̍], [-kən]
    • IPA(key): [ɛnˈd̥ɛ.kŋ̍] (regular optional degemination)
    • IPA(key): [ɛnˈdɛ.kŋ̍] (informal, with irregular restoration of the voicing)
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  • Hyphenation: ent‧de‧cken

Verb

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entdecken (weak, third-person singular present entdeckt, past tense entdeckte, past participle entdeckt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (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.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • entdecken” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • entdecken” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • entdecken” in Duden online
  • entdecken” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From ent- +‎ decken, after German entdecken.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /æntˈdæken/, [æn(d)ˈdækən]

Verb

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entdecken (third-person singular present entdeckt, past participle entdeckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. to discover

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive entdecken
participle entdeckt
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular entdecken
2nd singular entdecks entdeck
3rd singular entdeckt
1st plural entdecken
2nd plural entdeckt entdeckt
3rd plural entdecken
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.