unterscheiden

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German underscheiden; equivalent to unter- +‎ scheiden. Compare Dutch onderscheiden. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ʊntərˈʃaɪ̯dən/, [ˌʔʊn.tɐˈʃaɪ̯.dn̩], [-dən] Hyphenation: un‧ter‧schei‧den === Verb === unterscheiden (class 1 strong, third-person singular present unterscheidet, past tense unterschied, past participle unterschieden, auxiliary haben) (transitive) to distinguish, differentiate Man muss Äpfel von Birnen unterscheiden. ― One must distinguish apples from pears. (reflexive) to differ, be different, distinct Äpfel unterscheiden sich von Birnen. ― Apples differ from pears. Äpfel und Birnen unterscheiden sich. ― Apples and pears differ. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Unterschied === Further reading === “unterscheiden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “unterscheiden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “unterscheiden” in Duden online “unterscheiden” in OpenThesaurus.de