Verb

unterscheiden

Translation

to distinguish, to differentiate, to differ

Kannst du die Zwillinge unterscheiden?

Can you tell the twins apart?

Die beiden Brüder unterscheiden sich stark.

The two brothers are very different.

Man muss zwischen Fakten und Meinungen unterscheiden.

One must distinguish between facts and opinions.

((sth.acc)) ((from sth.dat)) to distinguish sth. from sth. Can you distinguish red from green?

sich ((from sb./sth.)) to differ from sb./sth. The brothers differ greatly from each other.

zwischen ((sth.dat)) to distinguish between sth. One must distinguish between good and evil.

Synonyms: to differentiate, to tell apart; Antonyms: to equate

Composed of 'unter-' (among, between) and 'scheiden' (to separate). It means to create a separation between things to see their differences.

Learn it together with its noun form, 'der Unterschied' (the difference). If there is an 'Unterschied', you can 'unterscheiden'.