German Conversation · Level 115
45 words
German word
identifizieren
Pronunciation
IPA/idɛntifiˈt͡siːʁən/
Meaning
- verbidentify
Example
Die Polizei hat den Täter identifiziert.
The police identified the perpetrator.
More examples
In der Statistik lassen sich oft Muster identifizieren.
In statistics, patterns can often be identified.
Core concept
A face, fingerprint, or distinctive feature is matched with a known person or thing.
Common phrases
einen Trend identifizieren
identify a trend
ein Muster identifizieren
identify a pattern
die Quelle identifizieren
identify the source
Similar words
erkennen: Recognize a person or thing from familiarity or distinctive features.
herausfinden: Find out information or an answer by investigating or asking questions.
feststellen: Establish a fact or situation through investigation or evidence.
ausmachen: Notice or make out someone's presence or identity by seeing or hearing them.
Definition in German
Durch Abgleich von Merkmalen feststellen, ob eine Person oder Sache mit einer bekannten Identität übereinstimmt.
Word origin
German identifizieren comes through French identifier from Medieval Latin identificare, formed from idem meaning "same" and facere meaning "make."
Usage tips
- Identifizieren is more formal and evidence-focused than everyday erkennen, and it takes a direct accusative object such as den Täter.
Opposites
- verbergenhideverb
Related words
- Identifizierungidentificationnoun
- identifiziertidentifiedadjective
- Identifikatoridentifiernoun