Verb

checken

Translation

to check, to verify, to understand, to get it

Ich checke schnell meine E-Mails.

I'll quickly check my emails.

Checkst du, was ich meine?

Do you get what I mean?

((et4)) checken to check sth. I need to check the address.

((et4)) checken to understand sth. Did you get the assignment?

Synonyms: überprüfen, kontrollieren (to check); verstehen, kapieren (to understand)

Loanword from English 'to check'.

Used very frequently in colloquial German, especially for 'to understand'. 'Ich check's nicht!' means 'I don't get it!'.