kapieren

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German

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin capiō, at first in grammar school slang, 17th c. Doublet of haben. Cognate with English capture.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /kaˈpiːʁən/,
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Verb

kapieren (weak, third-person singular present kapiert, past tense kapierte, past participle kapiert, auxiliary haben)

  1. (informal) to understand intellectually; to get; to grasp
    Synonyms: verstehen, (formal) begreifen; see also Thesaurus:begreifen
    Dieser Idiot kapiert rein gar nichts.
    This idiot doesn’t understand a single thing.
    • 1996, “Ich verabscheue Euch wegen Eurer Kleinkunst zutiefst”, in Wir kommen um uns zu beschweren, performed by Tocotronic:
      Es gibt eine Herzlichkeit jenseits von Jonglieren / Das ist doch wirklich gar nicht allzu schwierig zu kapieren
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Further reading

  • kapieren” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • kapieren” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • kapieren” in Duden online
  • kapieren” in OpenThesaurus.de