fernsehen

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See also: Fernsehen

German

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Etymology

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Compound of fern +‎ sehen, derived from the noun Fernsehen.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁnˌzeː.ən/ (official standard, but rare)
  • IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁnˌzeːn/, [ˈfɛʁnˌzeːn], [ˈfɛɐ̯nˌzeːn] (normal)
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Verb

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fernsehen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sieht fern, past tense sah fern, past participle ferngesehen, past subjunctive sähe fern, auxiliary haben)

  1. to watch television

Usage notes

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Fernsehen kucken or Fernsehen schauen are more common in spoken German. Since these constructions may be considered tautological, formal German prefers the verb fernsehen.

Conjugation

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Further reading

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  • fernsehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • fernsehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • fernsehen” in Duden online
  • fernsehen” in OpenThesaurus.de