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anklicken: to click on — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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anklicken

to click on

to click on something on a computer or phone screen

IPA/ˈanˌklɪkən/

The separable prefix an is stressed more strongly than klicken.

Meaning 1neutral · 85%

to click on something on a computer or phone screen

Klicken Sie zuerst den blauen Button an.

Klick den fremden Link nicht an.

Ich habe das Foto aus Versehen angeklickt.

In everyday speech, klicken is also common. Anklicken emphasizes selecting a specific item.

einen Button anklicken — to click a button — to click a link

einen Link anklicken

Ich klicke den Link.

Ich klicke den Link an.

For this separable verb, an is part of the verb and stands at the end.

With anklicken, the screen item is accusative: den Button, den Link. In instructions, the polite form is Klicken Sie den Link an.

Choose one answer.

Which item can you anklicken?

Anklicken is used for choosing something on a screen. The clicked item is usually accusative: den Link anklicken.