scheinen

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German [edit]

Etymology [edit]

From Old High German skīnan, from Proto-Germanic *skīnaną. Cognate with Low German schienen, Dutch schijnen, English shine, Danish skinne.

Pronunciation [edit]

  • IPA: /ʃaɪnən/
  • Hyphenation: schei‧nen
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Verb [edit]

scheinen (class 1 strong, third-person singular simple present scheint, past tense schien, past participle geschienen, auxiliary haben)

  1. to shine; to gleam
  2. to seem; to appear; to look

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