Translation of German word "merken" to English

merken

/mɛʁkn̩/

Meaning

Verb

Weak verb meaning 'to notice / perceive' or with reflexive dative 'to remember / keep in mind'.

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How to use

merken has two key meanings: 1) etwas merken (to notice something, e.g. Ich habe nichts gemerkt — I didn't notice anything); 2) sich (Dativ) etwas merken (to remember / keep in mind, e.g. Merk dir das! — Remember that!).

🇬🇧 English

to notice / remember

Example

Ich habe sofort gemerkt, dass etwas nicht stimmte.

I noticed immediately that something was wrong.

Merk dir diese Telefonnummer gut!

Remember this phone number well!

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Synonyms

bemerken behalten

Common phrases

sich etwas merken— to memorize / make a note of
nichts merken— to not notice anything

More Core Verbs words

leiten stören haben werden können müssen sollen wollen dürfen mögen möchten kommen

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Present Tense (Präsens)

ich (I)merke

du (you)merkst

er/sie/es (he/she/it)merkt

wir (we)merken

ihr (you pl.)merkt

sie/Sie (they/you formal)merken

Simple Past (Präteritum)

ich (I)merkte

er/sie/es (he/she/it)merkte

Perfect (Perfekt)

ich bin/habe gemerkt

Imperative (Imperativ)

dumerke

ihrmerkt

Siemerken

Frequency rank: #298 in German

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The German word "merken" is defined as: "Weak verb meaning 'to notice / perceive' or with reflexive dative 'to remember / keep in mind'."

What does the German word "merken" mean?▼

The German word "merken" means "to notice / remember" in English.

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Yes, here is a practical example: "Ich habe sofort gemerkt, dass etwas nicht stimmte." (which translates as "I noticed immediately that something was wrong.").