sehen
/ˈzeː.ən/
to see; to have sight; to perceive by vision; to realize
- er/sie/es
- sieht
- past
- sah
- past participle
- gesehen
Meanings
- 1
to see; to have sight
Sie haben uns nicht gesehen.
They didn't see us.
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Er will das nicht sehen.
He doesn't want to see that.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to see (something); to perceive by vision
- 3
to see
- 4
to realize; to notice; to see; to find out
Tom sah, dass Maria alleine in der Ecke saß.
Tom noticed that Mary was sitting in the corner by herself.
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- 5
to meet (someone); to meet up; to see; but not in the sense of “pay a visit to”, nor as a euphemism for having a romantic or sexual relation
Wir sehen uns wieder auf dem Schiff.
I'll meet you back on the ship.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich freue mich wirklich darauf, Tom zu sehen.
I'm really looking forward to meeting Tom.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 6
to look (at); to watch [with auf (+ accusative) or nach (+ dative) ‘someone/something’]; the construction with nach often implies a turning of the head; other prepositions can be used depending on the context
Sieh, was aus dir geworden ist!
Look at what you've become.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Sieh, was du getan hast!
Look at what you've done.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 7
to check on; to look after; to see to
Ich sehe mal nach ihr.
I'll go and check on her.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich muss mal nach dem Kuchen sehen.
I need to check on the cake.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 8
to decide spontaneously and/or by personal preference; to wait and seerare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | sehe | sah |
| du | siehst | sahst |
| er/sie/es | sieht | sah |
| wir | sehen | sahen |
| ihr | seht | saht |
| sie/Sie | sehen | sahen |