Grammatical class

Verb

discerner

to discern

Details

Syllables

dis-cer-ner

Phonetics

di.sɛʁ.ne

Grammatical class

Verb

Freq. (books)

7138

Freq. (movies)

22068

Freq. (news)

31210

Sentences

Peux-tu discerner le chat parmi les pigeons ?

Can you spy the cat among the pigeons?

A1

Ce n'est pas facile de discerner le bien du mal.

It is not easy to distinguish good from evil.

A1

Parfois on ne sait pas discerner.

Sometimes you can't tell.

A2

Peux-tu discerner ce qu'il essaie de dire ?

Can you make out what he is trying to say?

B1