checken

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from English check.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkən/

• Audio:

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Verb

checken

1. (transitive) to check (up), to inspect, examine

Inflection

Conjugation of checken (weak)
infinitive	checken
past singular	checkte
past participle	gecheckt
infinitive	checken
gerund	checken n
	present tense	past tense
1st person singular	check	checkte
2nd person sing. (jij)	checkt, check2	checkte
2nd person sing. (u)	checkt	checkte
2nd person sing. (gij)	checkt	checkte
3rd person singular	checkt	checkte
plural	checken	checkten
subjunctive sing.1	checke	checkte
subjunctive plur.1	checken	checkten
imperative sing.	check
imperative plur.1	checkt
participles	checkend	gecheckt
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.

Synonyms

• controleren
• nakijken

Derived terms

• inchecken
• uitchecken

Related terms

• check-up

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from English check (ultimately from chess use of Arabo-Persian shah 'king') + -en

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈtʃɛkən/, [ˈtʃɛkŋ̩]

• Audio:

  (file)

• Hyphenation: che‧cken; pre-1996: chek‧ken

Verb

1. (transitive) to check (up), to inspect, examine

   Ich werde die Sache mal checken. ― I'm going to have a look at this.

2. (slang, transitive) to grasp, understand

   Ich habe gar nichts gecheckt. ― I didn't understand a thing.

Derived terms

• abchecken

Further reading

• “checken” in Duden online

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Luxembourgish

Verb

checken (third-person singular present checkt, past participle gecheckt, auxiliary verb hunn)

1. to check

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive	checken
participle	gecheckt
auxiliary	hunn
	present indicative	imperative
1st singular	checken	—
2nd singular	checks	check
3rd singular	checkt	—
1st plural	checken	—
2nd plural	checkt	checkt
3rd plural	checken	—
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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Swedish

Noun

checken

1. (deprecated template usage) definite singular of check