forschen
German, verb/ˈfɔʁʃən/
forschen is a German verb meaning “to research” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). It is also a strong genitive masculine/neuter singular of forsch. The German Wiktionary defines it as “sich intensiv um wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis bemühen”.
What does forschen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to research
adjective
- 1
masculineneuterstrong genitive masculine/neuter singular
- 2
weak/mixed genitive/dative all-gender singular
- 3
masculinestrong/weak/mixed accusative masculine singular
- 4
strong dative plural
- 5
weak/mixed all-case plural
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. sich intensiv um wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis bemühen 2. jemanden oder etwas aufmerksam beobachten
noun: 1. das Durchführen von Forschungen, Bemühung um wissenschaftliche Erkenntnis
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of forschen
- forscht present singular third-person
- forschte past
- geforscht participle past
- haben auxiliary
- forschend participle present
- forsche first-person indicative present
- forschst indicative present second-person
- forschest second-person singular subjunctive
- forschet plural second-person subjunctive
- forschten first-person indicative plural
- forschtest indicative preterite second-person
- forschtet indicative plural preterite
- forsch imperative second-person singular
- habe geforscht first-person indicative multiword-construction
- forsche! imperative singular
- forsch! imperative singular
- forscht! imperative plural
- geforscht haben active infinitive perfect
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce forschen?
- /ˈfɔʁʃən/
- [ˈfɔʁʃn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.
English words that translate to forschen
Source: the translation tables of the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026.
How common is forschen in German?
forschen appears 3.6 times per million words in written German.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).