Vocabulary
abtasten
/ˈapˌtastn̩/· verb
to feel, to palpate (medical: palpieren)
Abtasten is examining with the hands: the belly, the lymph nodes, a lump. With patients say „Ich taste jetzt Ihren Bauch ab“; in the record it is palpieren or palpatorisch, and what can be felt is tastbar.
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Conjugation
- ich
- taste ab
- du
- tastest ab
- er/sie/es
- tastet ab
- wir
- tasten ab
- ihr
- tastet ab
- sie/Sie
- tasten ab
Perfekt hat abgetastetPräteritum tastete ab
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
abtasten
to palpate (examine with the hands)
Ich taste jetzt vorsichtig Ihren Bauch ab.
I'm going to feel your belly carefully now.
Word family
abtastentastento feel, to gropetastbarpalpableertastento feel, to find by touchder Tastsinnsense of touch
Common combinations
- den Bauch abtastento feel the abdomen
- die Lymphknoten abtastento feel the lymph nodes
- vorsichtig abtastento palpate gently
- tastbar seinto be palpable
Similar & opposite
≈ Synonyms
palpieren (medical)
Real examples
- Ich taste jetzt die Lymphknoten an Ihrem Hals ab.I'm going to feel the lymph nodes in your neck now.
- Die Ärztin hat den Hals abgetastet und keine Knoten gefunden.The doctor felt the neck and found no lumps.
- Bitte sagen Sie mir, wenn es beim Abtasten wehtut.Please tell me if it hurts when I press.
