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