prüfen
A2#1,583Hear it
verb
- to check, test, examine
- to subject (something) to an inspection or review
- to subject (someone or something) to a formal test or trial
- to try, to put (someone) through hardship
Forms
Present
| I | prüfe |
|---|---|
| you | prüfst |
| he, she, it | prüft |
| we | prüfen |
| you (plural) | prüft |
| they | prüfen |
Preterite
| I | prüfte |
|---|---|
| you | prüftest |
| he, she, it | prüfte |
| we | prüften |
| you (plural) | prüftet |
| they | prüften |
Subjunctive I
| I | prüfe |
|---|---|
| you | prüfest |
| he, she, it | prüfe |
| we | prüfen |
| you (plural) | prüfet |
| they | prüfen |
Subjunctive II
| I | prüfte |
|---|---|
| you | prüftest |
| he, she, it | prüfte |
| we | prüften |
| you (plural) | prüftet |
| they | prüften |
Imperative
| you | prüf / prüfe |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | prüft |
Other forms
| infinitive | prüfen |
|---|---|
| past participle | geprüft |
| present participle | prüfend |
Used in the library
- Im Labor prüfen sie die Kugel und testen das Blut an der Tür.In the lab they check the bullet and test the blood on the door.A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
- Im Labor prüfen sie seinen Kaffee, und das Ergebnis ist eindeutig: Schlaftabletten.In the lab they check his coffee, and the result is clear: sleeping pills.A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)
- Nina ist vorsichtig: „Woran sieht man, ob es echt ist? Wir müssen das prüfen."Nina is careful: "How can you see whether it's real? We have to check it."A2Nina und die Wahl — Nina and the election (A2)
- Sie prüfen die Adresse im Video: Die Fabrik existiert wirklich, am Rhein im Norden der Stadt.They check the address in the video: the factory really exists, on the Rhine in the north of the city.A2Die neue Stelle beim Radio — The new job at the radio station (A2)
Other ways to say it
- begutachtento examine, assess
- beurteilento form an opinion on, to judge
- heimsuchento haunt, to afflict, to scourge
- inspizierento inspect
- kontrollierento check; to control
- nachsehento check, to look into, to investigate, to explore, to consider; to look up (obtain information about something from a text source)
- testento test (by experiment or scientific method)
- untersuchento examine, investigate (inspect or study carefully in order to reach a conclusion)