Updated on March 6, 2024
Analyzing is an essential skill in our daily lives, allowing us to understand complex situations, solve problems, and make informed decisions. The term 'analyze' comes from the Greek word 'analyein,' which means to break something down into its constituent parts. This cultural significance has persisted throughout history, making 'analyze' a critical concept in various fields such as science, mathematics, and the humanities.
Moreover, understanding the translation of 'analyze' in different languages can provide valuable insights into how different cultures approach problem-solving and critical thinking. For instance, in Spanish, 'analyze' is 'analizar,' while in French, it is 'analyser.' Meanwhile, in Japanese, the term '分析' (bunseki) is used, which also means to break something down into smaller components.
By learning these translations, we not only expand our linguistic abilities but also gain a deeper appreciation for the diverse ways in which people around the world approach analysis and critical thinking. Below is a list of translations of 'analyze' in various languages, providing a window into the rich cultural and linguistic traditions of different countries.
Afrikaans | ontleed | ||
"Ontleed" is derived from the Middle Dutch word "ontleden" and has the secondary meaning of "to dissect". | |||
Amharic | መተንተን | ||
The word 'መተንተን' can also mean 'to discuss', 'to debate', or 'to examine'. | |||
Hausa | yi nazari | ||
"Yi nazari" also means "to contemplate, reflect or consider" in Hausa. | |||
Igbo | nyochaa | ||
The word "nyochaa" can also mean "understand" or "comprehend". | |||
Malagasy | hadihadiana | ||
"Hadihadiana" originally meant "to separate rice husks from rice" in Malagasy. | |||
Nyanja (Chichewa) | pendani | ||
Nyanja (Chichewa) has at least two possible etymologies for the word "pendani" (analyze): one from Swahili, and another from a Bantu root. | |||
Shona | ongorora | ||
"Ongorora" in Shona can also mean "to scrutinize", "to examine closely", and "to search diligently". | |||
Somali | falanqee | ||
The word "falanqee" is also used in Somali to refer to the process of examining and understanding something in order to provide a detailed explanation or interpretation. | |||
Sesotho | sekaseka | ||
The word "sekaseka" can also mean "investigate" or "examine". | |||
Swahili | kuchambua | ||
In Swahili, "kuchambua" derives from "chumba" (room) and implies "entering a room" to explore its contents. | |||
Xhosa | hlalutya | ||
The word 'hlalutya' can also mean 'consider' or 'assess' in Xhosa. | |||
Yoruba | itupalẹ | ||
Ẹ̀pọ̀ is water or liquid and itupalẹ is the act of dividing liquid, so analyzing means dividing something into parts. | |||
Zulu | hlaziya | ||
"Hlaziya" derives from the verb "hlaza," meaning "to make clear or distinct," highlighting the analytical process of breaking down complex information. | |||
Bambara | sɛgɛsɛgɛli kɛ | ||
Ewe | ku nu me | ||
Kinyarwanda | gusesengura | ||
Lingala | kosala analize ya | ||
Luganda | okwekenneenya | ||
Sepedi | sekaseka | ||
Twi (Akan) | hwehwɛ mu | ||
Arabic | تحليل | ||
The root of the word "تحليل" is "حل" which means "to solve or break down," suggesting the process of breaking something down into its components for examination and understanding. | |||
Hebrew | לְנַתֵחַ | ||
The Hebrew word "לְנַתֵחַ" is derived from the root "נתח" (cut) and refers to the process of breaking something down into its constituent parts. | |||
Pashto | تحلیل | ||
The word "تحلیل" can also mean "resolution" or "decomposition" in Pashto. | |||
Arabic | تحليل | ||
The root of the word "تحليل" is "حل" which means "to solve or break down," suggesting the process of breaking something down into its components for examination and understanding. |
Albanian | analizoj | ||
In mathematics, it can also mean 'to separate, dissect' and comes from 'ana' 'up', 'apart' and 'lyo' 'I unbind' from Ancient Greek. | |||
Basque | aztertu | ||
From "azter" meaning "to study", "az" meaning "to" and "ter" meaning "to take"} | |||
Catalan | analitzar | ||
Croatian | analizirati | ||
The word "analizirati" is derived from the Greek word "analuein," meaning "to break down" or "to examine." | |||
Danish | analysere | ||
The word "analysere" in Danish also means "to parse" (in the context of computer science). | |||
Dutch | analyseren | ||
The word "analyseren" in Dutch is derived from the Greek word "analuein", meaning "to dissolve" or "to break down into parts". | |||
English | analyze | ||
The word "analyze" comes from the Greek "analyein," meaning "to break up," and is related to the words "analysis" and "analyst." | |||
French | analyser | ||
The French word « analyser » derives from the Greek « analuein » meaning "to untie" or "to loosen"} | |||
Frisian | analysearje | ||
The Frisian word "analysearje" derives from the Greek word "analýein," meaning "to break down," or "to dissolve." | |||
Galician | analizar | ||
Galician "analizar" can also mean "to dissect" or "to break down into smaller parts". | |||
German | analysieren | ||
The German word "analysieren" derives from the Greek "analyein," meaning "to break up" or "to resolve into its elements." | |||
Icelandic | greina | ||
The word 'greina' can also mean 'branch', 'branch of a tree', 'section', 'division' and 'part'. | |||
Irish | anailís a dhéanamh | ||
The word "anailís a dhéanamh" in Irish derives from the Greek word "analysis," meaning the breaking down of a subject into its constituent parts. | |||
Italian | analizzare | ||
Luxembourgish | analyséieren | ||
The word "analyséieren" comes from the Greek word "?????????" (analysis), which means "to break down" or "to resolve into constituent elements." | |||
Maltese | janalizza | ||
The word "analizza" entered Maltese from Italian during the mid to late 20th century. | |||
Norwegian | analysere | ||
Analysere is derived from the Greek "analuein" meaning "to loosen" or "to break up". | |||
Portuguese (Portugal, Brazil) | analisar | ||
The verb "analisar" derives from the Greek word "ἀνάλυσις" (analysis), which means "to separate into parts," and can also refer to psychoanalysis or the study of a literary text. | |||
Scots Gaelic | mion-sgrùdadh | ||
The second element of the word "mion-sgrùdadh" means "scrutiny, dissection, examination". | |||
Spanish | analizar | ||
The word "analizar" in Spanish means "to analyze," but it can also mean "to study," "to examine," or "to consider." | |||
Swedish | analysera | ||
"Analysera" derives from Ancient Greek "analuein" (διαλύειν), meaning "to break up or disband". | |||
Welsh | dadansoddi | ||
No etymological information is available for 'dadansoddi', but it is a neologism coined in the 1990s. |
Belarusian | аналізаваць | ||
In Belarusian, “аналізаваць” can also mean to dissect or determine the composition of something. | |||
Bosnian | analiza | ||
"Analiza" comes from the Greek word "analysis," meaning "breaking up." | |||
Bulgarian | анализирам | ||
The word "анализирам" is derived from the Greek word "ἀνάλυσις" (analysis), meaning "breaking down". It can also mean to "investigate" or "examine". | |||
Czech | analyzovat | ||
In Czech, "analyzovat" was originally used in chemistry and meant "to break down into elements," but now it also means "to analyze." | |||
Estonian | analüüsima | ||
The word "analüüsima" in Estonian is related to the Greek word "analuein", meaning "to break up, to loosen, to undo". | |||
Finnish | analysoida | ||
'Analysoida' is derived from the Greek word 'analyein', which means 'to break down'. | |||
Hungarian | elemezni | ||
The Hungarian word "elemezni" originates from "elem," which means "element," and "ezni," which means "to squeeze out," therefore its literal meaning is "to extract elements." | |||
Latvian | analizēt | ||
"Analizēt" is the Latvian word for the English word "analyze". It is derived from the Greek word "???????" (analysis), meaning "to break apart" or "to dissolve". It can also mean "to examine critically" or "to scrutinize". | |||
Lithuanian | analizuoti | ||
The word "analizuoti" also means "to dissect" in Lithuanian | |||
Macedonian | анализира | ||
The Macedonian word "анализира" (analyze) comes from the Ancient Greek word "ἀνάλυσις" (analysis), meaning "breaking down" or "separation into parts". | |||
Polish | analizować | ||
The Polish word "analizować" is derived from the Greek word "ἀνάλυσις" (analysis), which means "a breaking up" or "a resolving into parts". | |||
Romanian | a analiza | ||
Romanian "a analiza" derives both from Ancient Greek "analýein" ("to break down") and Latin "analysare" | |||
Russian | анализировать | ||
The Russian verb "анализировать" originates from the Greek word "ἀνάλυσις", meaning "loosing" or "dissolution". | |||
Serbian | анализирати | ||
The Serbian word "анализирати" (analyze) also means "to make a critical examination of" in English. | |||
Slovak | analyzovať | ||
Slovak word analyzovať originates from Greek word ἀνάλυσις meaning "loosening, dissolving, decomposition." | |||
Slovenian | analizirati | ||
The word 'analizirati' originates from the Greek word 'analusis', meaning 'breaking down into parts'. | |||
Ukrainian | аналізувати | ||
"Аналізувати" comes from the Greek word "analysis," meaning "breaking down" or "separating into parts." |
Bengali | বিশ্লেষণ | ||
বিশ্লেষণ শব্দটি গ্রীক 'analyein' শব্দ থেকে এসেছে, যার অর্থ 'আলাদা করা' বা 'বিভক্ত করা'। | |||
Gujarati | વિશ્લેષણ | ||
The word "વિશ્લેષણ" in Gujarati can also mean "to criticize" or "to examine". | |||
Hindi | विश्लेषण | ||
The word "विश्लेषण" derives from the Sanskrit root "वि+अंश" meaning "to separate into parts". | |||
Kannada | ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ | ||
The Kannada word "ವಿಶ್ಲೇಷಿಸಿ" means "to analyze." It is a compound word made up of the prefix "ವಿ" (meaning "completely, fully") and the root word "ಶ್ಲೇಷ" (meaning "to separate, to break up"). | |||
Malayalam | വിശകലനം ചെയ്യുക | ||
The word "വിശകലനം ചെയ്യുക" (analyze) in Malayalam can also mean "to decompose" or "to break down" into its component parts. | |||
Marathi | विश्लेषण | ||
विश्लेषण (vishan) means to separate or analyze, and is derived from the Sanskrit root 'vish', meaning 'to divide'. | |||
Nepali | विश्लेषण गर्नुहोस् | ||
विश्लेषण गर्नुहोस् ultimately derives from the Ancient Greek verb "ἀναλύειν" (analyein), meaning "to loosen" or "to separate". | |||
Punjabi | ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ | ||
ਵਿਸ਼ਲੇਸ਼ਣ (viśaleṣaṇa) is derived from Sanskrit roots 'वि' (vi) meaning 'apart' and 'श्लेष' (śleṣa) meaning 'join', indicating the process of separating and understanding the components of a whole. | |||
Sinhala (Sinhalese) | විශ්ලේෂණය කරන්න | ||
Tamil | பகுப்பாய்வு | ||
Telugu | విశ్లేషించడానికి | ||
Urdu | تجزیہ کریں | ||
"تجزیہ کریں" (Analyze) originated from the Greek "analysis," referring to the breaking down of knowledge into its components. |
Chinese (Simplified) | 分析 | ||
分析 can also mean "to separate (a substance or compound) into its constituent parts or elements." | |||
Chinese (Traditional) | 分析 | ||
"分析" is a Chinese translation of the English word "analysis," which itself comes from the Greek word "ἀνάλυσις" (analysis), meaning "a breaking up," from "ἀνά" (ana), "up," and "λύσις" (lysis), "a loosening." | |||
Japanese | 分析する | ||
「分析する」は「離して見る」という意味を持つ「析く」という漢字に由来するといわれています。 | |||
Korean | 분석하다 | ||
The word "분석하다" can also mean to "dissect" or "decompose". | |||
Mongolian | дүн шинжилгээ хийх | ||
Myanmar (Burmese) | ခွဲခြမ်းစိတ်ဖြာ | ||
Indonesian | menganalisa | ||
The word "menganalisa" in Indonesian originated from the Greek word "analusis", meaning "breaking down into parts to examine". | |||
Javanese | nganalisa | ||
The word 'nganalisa' is derived from Sanskrit and also means 'to criticize'. | |||
Khmer | វិភាគ | ||
The word "វិភាគ" can also refer to the process of dividing a subject into its constituent elements for study. | |||
Lao | ວິເຄາະ | ||
The Lao word "ວິເຄາະ" comes from a Pali root that means "to separate" and is used in Thai with the same meaning. | |||
Malay | menganalisis | ||
menganalisis is derived from the Greek words 'ana' (up) and 'lyein' (to loosen), suggesting 'to unravel' or 'to solve'. | |||
Thai | วิเคราะห์ | ||
The word "วิเคราะห์" is derived from the Sanskrit word "विश्लेष" (viśleṣa), which means "to break up" or "to separate." | |||
Vietnamese | phân tích | ||
In Vietnamese, "phân tích" also means "to dissect" or "to decompose". | |||
Filipino (Tagalog) | pag-aralan | ||
Azerbaijani | təhlil etmək | ||
The word 'təhlil etmək' is derived from the Arabic word 'taḥlīl', meaning 'analysis'. | |||
Kazakh | талдау | ||
The Kazakh word "талдау" also means "dissect" or "investigate". | |||
Kyrgyz | талдоо | ||
The word "талдоо" also means to "investigate" or "examine" in Kyrgyz. | |||
Tajik | таҳлил кунед | ||
The word "таҳлил кунед" comes from the Arabic word "تحليل" which means "to loosen, to dissolve, to break down, to analyze". | |||
Turkmen | derňäň | ||
Uzbek | tahlil qilish | ||
The word "tahlil qilish" in Uzbek can also mean "to examine" or "to investigate". | |||
Uyghur | تەھلىل قىلىڭ | ||
Hawaiian | kālailai | ||
In traditional Hawaiian, "kālailai" also means "to examine, deliberate, or determine." | |||
Maori | wetewete | ||
Wetewete is a Maori word that also means 'to pull apart' or 'to dissect'. | |||
Samoan | iloilo | ||
The word "iloilo" in Samoan also means "to observe closely" or "to pay attention to something in detail". | |||
Tagalog (Filipino) | pag-aralan | ||
The root word of "pag-aralan" is "aral", which also means "lesson". |
Aymara | uñakipaña | ||
Guarani | ohesa’ỹijo | ||
Esperanto | analizi | ||
The word "analizi" is cognate with the English "analyze" and has the additional meaning of "to consider". | |||
Latin | analyze | ||
The Latin word "analysis" means "a breaking up" or "a loosening" and is the origin of the English word "analyze". |
Greek | αναλύει | ||
The term "αναλύει" (analyze) in Greek derives from the word "λύω" (loo), meaning "to loosen" or "to release", signifying the process of breaking down complex ideas into smaller, more manageable parts. | |||
Hmong | tsom xam | ||
The Hmong word “tsom xam” combines two stems, “tsom,” meaning “to dissect or separate” and “xam,” meaning “meat or bone marrow,” and is often used in the sense of “to make sense of something.” | |||
Kurdish | lêkolîn | ||
The word 'lêkolîn' also means researching, examining, and investigating in Kurdish. | |||
Turkish | analiz etmek | ||
In Turkish, "analiz etmek" can also mean "to dissect" or "to examine in detail". | |||
Xhosa | hlalutya | ||
The word 'hlalutya' can also mean 'consider' or 'assess' in Xhosa. | |||
Yiddish | פונאַנדערקלייַבן | ||
The word פונאַנדערקלייַבן is derived from the German word 'zerlegen', meaning 'to decompose' or 'to disassemble'. | |||
Zulu | hlaziya | ||
"Hlaziya" derives from the verb "hlaza," meaning "to make clear or distinct," highlighting the analytical process of breaking down complex information. | |||
Assamese | বিশ্লেষণ কৰা | ||
Aymara | uñakipaña | ||
Bhojpuri | विश्लेषण करे के बा | ||
Dhivehi | ތަޙުލީލުކުރުން | ||
Dogri | विश्लेषण करना | ||
Filipino (Tagalog) | pag-aralan | ||
Guarani | ohesa’ỹijo | ||
Ilocano | analisaren | ||
Krio | analayz | ||
Kurdish (Sorani) | شیکاری بکە | ||
Maithili | विश्लेषण करब | ||
Meiteilon (Manipuri) | ꯑꯦꯅꯥꯂꯥꯏꯖ ꯇꯧꯕꯥ꯫ | ||
Mizo | thlirlet rawh | ||
Oromo | xiinxaluu | ||
Odia (Oriya) | ବିଶ୍ଳେଷଣ କର | | ||
Quechua | t’aqwiriy | ||
Sanskrit | विश्लेषणं कुरुत | ||
Tatar | анализлау | ||
Tigrinya | ትንተና ምግባር | ||
Tsonga | ku xopaxopa | ||