German

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Etymology

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nach- +‎ empfinden

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈnaːxʔɛmˌp͡fɪndn̩]
  • Hyphenation: nach‧emp‧fin‧den
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Verb

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nachempfinden (class 3 strong, third-person singular present empfindet nach, past tense empfand nach, past participle nachempfunden, past subjunctive empfände nach, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to cause oneself to experience (an emotion, a feeling) by way of empathy; to understand, to appreciate
  2. (intransitive) to feel for [with dative ‘someone’]
    Synonym: mitfühlen mit
  3. (transitive, usually passive voice) to model [with accusative ‘someone/something’ and dative ‘on someone/something’]
    Der sechsbeinige Roboter ist der Amerikanischen Großschabe nachempfunden.
    The hexapod robot has been modelled on the American cockroach.

Conjugation

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