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durchsuchen

B1

to search through

English meaning
to search through
Vocabulary package
Looking & Seeing

durchsuchen in a sentence

Die Polizei durchsuchte das ganze Haus.

The police searched the whole house.

Conjugation of durchsuchen

ichdurchsuche
dudurchsuchst
er/sie/esdurchsucht
wirdurchsuchen
ihrdurchsucht
sie/Siedurchsuchen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
durchsuchte
Perfect
hat durchsucht

Word family

durchsuchen is built from suchen (search, look for) and durch (through). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

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How do you conjugate durchsuchen?

Present tense: ich durchsuche, du durchsuchst, er durchsucht, wir durchsuchen, ihr durchsucht, sie durchsuchen. Simple past: durchsuchte. Perfect: hat durchsucht.

What does durchsuchen mean in English?

durchsuchen means "to search through". For example: "Die Polizei durchsuchte das ganze Haus." — "The police searched the whole house."

What level is durchsuchen in German?

durchsuchen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the looking & seeing vocabulary.

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