The irregular verb "sehen" in German
Meaning of "sehen" in German
The verb "sehen" means:
1.-to see
Die Menschen sehen nur das, was sie sehen wollen
People only see what they want to see
Ich sehe einen Hund
I see a dog
Structure: sehen + [accusative] (what is seen)
Expressions:
Ich habe es mit eigenen Augen gesehen
I saw it with my own eyes
Grammar of "sehen"
"sehen" is an irregular verb with haben as auxiliary verb.
| Verb | 3rd Person | Präteritum | Partizip II | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| sehen | sieht | sah | gesehen | to see |
Conjugation of "sehen"
Present simple (Präsens Indikativ)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich sehe | I see |
| du siehst | you see |
| er sieht | he sees |
| wir sehen | we see |
| ihr seht | you see |
| sie sehen | they see |
Perfect (Perfekt)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich habe gesehen | I have seen |
| du hast gesehen | you have seen |
| er hat gesehen | he has seen |
| wir haben gesehen | we have seen |
| ihr habt gesehen | you have seen |
| sie haben gesehen | they have seen |
Simple past (Präteritum)
| Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| ich sah | I saw |
| du sahst | you saw |
| er sah | he saw |
| wir sahen | we saw |
| ihr saht | you saw |
| sie sahen | they saw |
The Subjunctive II (Konjunktiv II)
| Conjugation |
|---|
| ich sähe |
| du sähst |
| er sähe |
| wir sähen |
| ihr säht |
| sie sähen |
Participle (Partizip)
| Partizip I | Partizip II |
|---|---|
| sehend (seeing) | gesehen (seen) |
Imperative (Imperativ)
| Person | Conjugation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 2nd person singular | siehe | see |
| 2nd person plural | seht | see |
| Polite form | sehen Sie | see |
Non-academic forms
In every day German, the following non-academic forms are used:
| non-academic forms | formal forms | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| sehn | sehen | to see |
| ich seh | ich sehe | I see |
| geseh'n | gesehen | seen |
Verbs with the stem "sehen"
| Verb | Meaning |
|---|---|
| durchsehen | to browse through (separable verb) |
| aussehen | to look (appearance) (separable verb) |
| nachsehen | to examine (separable verb) |
| umsehen | to look around (separable verb) |
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