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erkennbar

recognizable

adjective er-KEN-bar Less Common
Descriptions & Qualities Quality

Also means

discernible

Usage Note

erkennbar means able to be recognised or made out, from erkennen (to recognise) plus the productive -bar suffix that works like English '-able'. The opposite is nicht erkennbar or unkenntlich. It often pairs with kaum (barely) or deutlich (clearly).

Examples

"Der Unterschied ist klar erkennbar."

Natural Translation

The difference is clearly recognizable.

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