Skip to content

prüfen

to check, to examine

verb PRUE-fen Rare
People & Society Work

Also means

to audit, to test

Usage Note

prüfen is broad: to verify facts, inspect a product, examine a candidate, or audit accounts. In workplace usage it often means reviewing a document or application. Das wird geprüft — that is being looked into.

Examples

"Die Buchhaltung wird alle Rechnungen sorgfältig prüfen, bevor sie bezahlt werden."

Natural Translation

The accounting department will carefully check all invoices before they are paid.

Literal Translation

The bookkeeping will all invoices carefully check before they paid are.

Explore German by topic