German Conversation · Level 180
30 words
German word
ausfindig
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈaʊ̯sˌfɪndɪç/
Meaning
- adjectivelocated
Example
Endlich ist der Zeuge ausfindig geworden.
Finally, the witness has been located.
More examples
Die Ermittler konnten den Zeugen endlich ausfindig machen.
The investigators were finally able to locate the witness.
Core concept
A missing witness or object traced through a search until its whereabouts become known.
Common phrases
etwas ausfindig machen
locate something
jemanden ausfindig machen
locate someone
ausfindig werden
be located
Similar words
aufgespürt: Tracked down by following clues or a trail.
Definition in German
Wird für Personen oder Dinge gebraucht, deren Aufenthaltsort oder Existenz nach Nachforschungen bekannt geworden ist.
Word origin
The adjective combines German aus- with findig, derived from finden ('to find'), and refers to something found by deliberate searching.
Usage tips
- German commonly uses jemanden or etwas ausfindig machen for 'track someone or something down', rather than using ausfindig alone as an ordinary translation of 'located'.
Opposites
- unauffindbarimpossible to locateadjective