verdaulich
digestible
Of a kind that the body can digest.
EXAMPLE
Reis und gekochtes Gemüse sind leicht verdauliche Lebensmittel.
Rice and cooked vegetables are easily digestible foods.
verdaulich
digestible
verdaulich – verdaulicher – am verdaulichsten
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Meanings
verdaulich
digestible
Able to be taken in and understood mentally; also able to be processed emotionally.
EXAMPLE
Die vielen Fachbegriffe machten den Vortrag für Laien kaum verdaulich.
The many technical terms made the presentation barely digestible for non-experts.
Forms
Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry verdaulich, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.
Comparison
| basic form | verdaulich |
|---|---|
| comparative | verdaulicher |
| superlative | am verdaulichsten |
After der, die, das
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -e | -e | -e | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -e | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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After ein, eine
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -en |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -en |
| dat. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
| gen. | -en | -en | -en | -en |
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Without article
| masc. | fem. | neut. | plural | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| nom. | -er | -e | -es | -e |
| acc. | -en | -e | -es | -e |
| dat. | -em | -er | -em | -en |
| gen. | -en | -er | -en | -er |
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Usage tips
Word family
'Verdaulich' (digestible) belongs to the word family of 'verdauen' (to digest). The ending '-lich' forms an adjective here and describes whether something can be digested or taken in mentally.
EXAMPLE
Nach der Operation bekam sie nur leicht verdauliche Speisen.
After the operation, she was only given easily digestible food.
Typical collocations
When referring to food, 'verdaulich' (digestible) often appears with words such as 'leicht' (easy), 'schwer' (difficult), 'gut' (well), or 'schlecht' (poorly). 'Leicht verdauliche Kost' (easily digestible food) is also a typical collocation.
EXAMPLE
Die Suppe ist warm, mild und leicht verdaulich.
The soup is warm, mild, and easy to digest.
Context clue
You can recognize the figurative meaning from the fact that 'verdaulich' (digestible) is used with information, criticism, news, or presentations. It then refers to mental or emotional processing, rather than food or the body.
EXAMPLE
Für die Betroffenen war die Nachricht nur schwer verdaulich.
The news was difficult for those affected to process.
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