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See also: Schauen
German[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German schouwen, from Old High German scouwōn, from Proto-Germanic *skawwōną (“to look, see, watch”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kewh₁- (“to heed, look, feel, take note of”). Cognate with Old English scēawian (“to look at, examine, show”). Compare English show.
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
schauen (weak, third-person singular present schaut, past tense schaute, past participle geschaut, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to look (at something, at a certain location, in a certain direction)
- (transitive) to watch, to view
- Ich schaue gern Fußball.
- I like to watch football/soccer.
Usage notes[edit]
- In writing, schauen is normal throughout the language area.
- In colloquial speech, the word is commonly used in southern Germany and Austria. In northern and central Germany it is fairly rare and, to some, may sound affected.
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | schauen | ||||
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present participle | schauend | ||||
past participle | geschaut | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schaue | wir schauen | i | ich schaue | wir schauen |
du schaust | ihr schaut | du schauest | ihr schauet | ||
er schaut | sie schauen | er schaue | sie schauen | ||
preterite | ich schaute | wir schauten | ii | ich schaute1 | wir schauten1 |
du schautest | ihr schautet | du schautest1 | ihr schautet1 | ||
er schaute | sie schauten | er schaute1 | sie schauten1 | ||
imperative | schau (du) schaue (du) |
schaut (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Synonyms[edit]
Derived terms[edit]
- Abschauen
- abschauen
- anschauen
- anschaulich
- Anschaulichkeit
- Anschauung
- aufschauen
- Ausschau
- ausschauen
- Autoschau
- beschauen
- beschaulich
- dreinschauen
- Durchschauen
- durchschauen
- fernschauen
- fortschauen
- hinaufschauen
- hineinschauen
- hinschauen
- hinwegschauen
- hochschauen
- nachschauen
- runterschauen
- Schau
- Schaubühne
- verschauen
- vorbeischauen
- Vorschau
- wegschauen
- zuschauen
- Zuschauer
Further reading[edit]
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