zeigen
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Etymology[edit]
From Middle High German zeigen, from Old High German zeigōn. Probably derived from the same ancestor of zeihen. Ultimately related to Proto-West Germanic *taikijan, from Proto-Germanic *taikijaną. Cognate with English teach, Gothic 𐌲𐌰𐍄𐌴𐌹𐌷𐌰𐌽 (gateihan).
Pronunciation[edit]
Verb[edit]
zeigen (weak, third-person singular present zeigt, past tense zeigte, past participle gezeigt, auxiliary haben)
- to point at
- to demonstrate, show, to go to show
- Synonyms: demonstrieren, vorführen
- (reflexive) to appear, become apparent, come out, turn out, show up, to be manifested
Conjugation[edit]
infinitive | zeigen | ||||
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present participle | zeigend | ||||
past participle | gezeigt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
present | ich zeige | wir zeigen | i | ich zeige | wir zeigen |
du zeigst | ihr zeigt | du zeigest | ihr zeiget | ||
er zeigt | sie zeigen | er zeige | sie zeigen | ||
preterite | ich zeigte | wir zeigten | ii | ich zeigte1 | wir zeigten1 |
du zeigtest | ihr zeigtet | du zeigtest1 | ihr zeigtet1 | ||
er zeigte | sie zeigten | er zeigte1 | sie zeigten1 | ||
imperative | zeig (du) zeige (du) |
zeigt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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