checken
B1#3,158Hear it
verb
- to check (up), to inspect, examine
- to grasp, to understand
- to get, to procure, to obtain, to gain
- to body check
Forms
Present
| I | checke |
|---|---|
| you | checkst |
| he, she, it | checkt |
| we | checken |
| you (plural) | checkt |
| they | checken |
Preterite
| I | checkte |
|---|---|
| you | checktest |
| he, she, it | checkte |
| we | checkten |
| you (plural) | checktet |
| they | checkten |
Subjunctive I
| I | checke |
|---|---|
| you | checkest |
| he, she, it | checke |
| we | checken |
| you (plural) | checket |
| they | checken |
Subjunctive II
| I | checkte |
|---|---|
| you | checktest |
| he, she, it | checkte |
| we | checkten |
| you (plural) | checktet |
| they | checkten |
Imperative
| you | check / checke |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | checkt |
Other forms
| infinitive | checken |
|---|---|
| past participle | gecheckt |
| present participle | checkend |
More forms are in the app.
Used in the library
- Zu Hause chillt sie auf dem Sofa und checkt ihre Mails.At home she chills on the sofa and checks her e-mails.A2Handy, Beamer, Public Viewing
- Den Reifen muss man vor der Fahrt checken.You have to check the tyre before the drive.B1Noch einmal, bitte (11) — Once more, please (11) (B1)
- Das Seil muss man vor dem Aufstieg checken.You have to check the rope before the climb.B1Noch einmal, bitte (18) — Once more, please (18) (B1)
- Kannst du bitte checken, ob der Zug fährt?Can you please check whether the train is running?B1Noch einmal, bitte (4) — Once more, please (4) (B1)
Other ways to say it
- auffassento understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider; to understand, comprehend, grasp
- begreifento grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom; to understand intellectually
- behirnento understand, to grasp
- blickento look (usually in a certain direction toward something); to get, to understand
- erfassento grasp, to grip, to seize (with one's hands); to collide with, to crash into, to run over (especially of vehicles colliding with people, animals or movable objects)
- kapierento understand intellectually; to get; to grasp
- klärento clarify, to clear up (an issue or misunderstanding), to fill in unknown details, to resolve, to sort out (a problem or a question); to clarify, to remove (visible contaminants)
- nachvollziehento understand, to comprehend (a line of thought, a development, a motivation; with a focus on how something derives from previous steps or…; to retrace (the steps of a history or development)