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in einem Buch nachschlagen

to look something up in a book

Türkçe: kitaptan bakmak

Noun
das Buch n.
Verb
nachschlagen
Topic
Bildung und Wissen
Register
Register: neutral, everyday

In a sentence

Which form of nachschlagen fills the gap?

Mein Kollege ____ die Telefonnummer in einem alten Buch ____.

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Mein Kollege schlägt die Telefonnummer in einem alten Buch nach.

How it is used

Means to look something up in a book. Register: neutral, everyday. A person might do this when checking a dictionary or encyclopedia. The separable prefix 'nach-' is key; learners often forget to separate it in main clauses.

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