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durchsichtige

Durchsichtige is the inflected form of the German adjective durchsichtig, meaning transparent or see-through. It describes materials that allow light to pass or objects that are visually clear, such as eine durchsichtige Scheibe or durchsichtiges Glas. In broader usage, the word can also convey clarity or intelligibility in a figurative sense, for example when referring to something easily understood or plainly evident.

Grammatical notes: As an attributive adjective before a noun, durchsichtige takes endings according to gender, number,

Etymology: The term is a compound of durch- (through) and Sicht (sight). It derives from the Germanic

Related terms and contrasts: Undurchsichtig denotes not transparent or opaque. Transparenz and Durchsichtigkeit are used to

See also: Sichtbarkeit, Transparenz, Undurchsichtigkeit.

and
case.
Examples
in
the
nominative
case
include
der
durchsichtige
Vorhang
(masculine),
die
durchsichtige
Scheibe
(feminine),
and
das
durchsichtige
Glas
(neuter).
Plural:
die
durchsichtigen
Fenster.
In
predicative
position
one
uses
durchsichtig:
Das
Glas
ist
durchsichtig.
root
for
sight
and
reflects
the
property
of
allowing
visual
passage.
The
related
noun
forms
include
Durchsichtigkeit
(the
property
of
transparency)
and
Transparenz,
both
describing
the
quality
of
being
see-through.
express
the
state
or
quality
of
visibility
in
material
or
metaphorical
contexts.
The
word
is
common
in
technical
descriptions
of
materials
as
well
as
in
everyday
language.