Noun
die Nachforschung
Pronunciation: [ˈnaːχˌfɔʁʃʊŋ]
investigation
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plural Nachforschungen
Meanings
Noun
- investigation
- inquiry
Example sentence
Wir müssen in dieser Sache sofort Nachforschungen anstellen.
We must immediately carry out investigations into this matter.
Word forms
singular
die Nachforschung
plural
die Nachforschungen
The four cases
Singular
Nominativedie Nachforschung
Accusativedie Nachforschung
Dativeder Nachforschung
Genitiveder Nachforschung
Plural
Nominativedie Nachforschungen
Accusativedie Nachforschungen
Dativeden Nachforschungen
Genitiveder Nachforschungen
Usage
- Nachforschungen anstellen — Make enquiries or carry out an investigation; commonly plural.
- Nachforschung / Vermutung — Investigating to find facts versus a supposition.
Ihre Nachforschungen führten sie schließlich ins Stadtarchiv.
Her investigations eventually led her to the town archive.