German word

analysieren

Pronunciation

IPA/analyˈziːʁən/

Meaning

  • verbanalyze

Example

Ich analysiere die Daten.

I analyze the data.

Illustration for analysieren (analyze)

More examples

Kannst du den Text analysieren?

Can you analyze the text?

Core concept

A complex subject becomes understandable as its parts are separated and their relationships are traced.

Common phrases

  • einen Text analysieren

    analyze a text

  • eine Situation analysieren

    analyze a situation

Similar words

auswerten: Evaluating data or results to extract meaning and reach conclusions.
prüfen: Examining or testing something to find possible errors or defects.
interpretieren: Explaining what information or statements mean.
untersuchen: Investigating a site or object in detail to uncover its condition or cause.

Definition in German

analysieren heißt, systematisch zu untersuchen, indem man ein Ganzes in einzelne Teile aufschlüsselt und ihre Beziehungen deutet.

Word origin

The verb analysieren derives from Greek analyein, formed from ana- meaning up or apart and lyein meaning to loosen, and entered German as scholarly terminology.

Usage tips

  • Its past participle is analysiert, without the usual ge- of many German verbs, so the perfect is hat analysiert.

Opposites

Related words

  • Analyseanalysisnoun
  • analytischanalyticaladjective

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