kapieren

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kapieren

[kaˈpiːʁən]

Rhymes with iːʁən

Where it comes from

von lateinisch: capere = fassen, ergreifen im 17. Jahrhundert entlehnt

verb kapiere · kapierst · kapiert · kapierte · kapiere!

colloquial, transitive verstehen „Dieser Idiot kapiert rein gar nichts.“
Similar: begreifen, erfassen, verstehen, behirnen, checken, durchblicken, fressen, gneißen, raffen, rallen, schnallen

In English

grok to have an intuitive understanding
get colloquial: to understand
copy radio term
savvy (informal) to understand
pick up to learn, to grasp; to begin to understand
latch on to grasp; to understand

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"kapieren." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/de/kapieren. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

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"kapieren." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/de/kapieren.

BibTeX

@misc{kapieren_2026,
  title = {kapieren},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/de/kapieren},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}