German edit

Etymology edit

nach- +‎ schlagen (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium. Particularly: “What is the sense development? How does "to hit after" turn into "to look up, to find out"?”)

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈnaːxˌʃlaːɡŋ̩/, /ˈnaːxˌʃlaːɡən/
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  • Hyphenation: nach‧schla‧gen

Verb edit

nachschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present schlägt nach, past tense schlug nach, past participle nachgeschlagen, past subjunctive schlüge nach, auxiliary haben)

  1. to look up
  2. (colloquial, with dative) to take after (a relative)

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