One of the so-called strong verbs in German is sehen. Its conjugation must be remembered. After all, there is no single rule according to which strong verbs are modified. And this, perhaps, is the main difficulty in mastering German grammar. The article presents examples of the use of this word.
Indikativ präsens
In the second and third person singular, the root of the verb sehen changes. Conjugation otherwise occurs according to the same pattern as in the case of any weak verb. For example, in the third person plural you need to add the suffix -t ( Seht ihr fern? ) To the root. The verb fernsehen is used in this example. It is formed by attaching the fern- drum kit to sehen. Conjugation of such verbs is not difficult. The prefix in the present tense and the simple past “jumps” to the end of the sentence (if it is not subordinate). And what forms the main part has in one case or another should simply be remembered.
In the first and third person plural, the same form as in the indefinite form, has sehen. The conjugation of this verb will be further considered by the example of words formed by adding to it the prefix, which is stressed. There are many of them in German. And, as already mentioned, in order to correctly conjugate such verbs, you should remember the main forms of sehen and do not forget to add the prefix to the end of the phrase. But not always. In subordinate clauses, not only the prefix, but the verb itself is in last place.
In the examples below, the verb zusehen is present, which translates as "observe," "watch," "watch," "follow."
- Ich sehe gerne diesen seltsamen Leuten zu. (I like to watch these strange people.)
- Du siehst gern diesen entsetzlichen Kindern nicht zu. (You do not like to watch these terrible children.)
- Er sieht gerne einem fliegenden Vogel zu. (He enjoys watching a bird fly.)
- Wenn ihr nicht dem Wunder zuseht , so glaubet nicht. (If you have not seen a miracle, you will not believe in it.)
- Die Kinder sehen Sonnenuntergang zu . (Children watch the sunset.)
Indikativ präteritum
The root of the verb sehen in the past tense changes. Moreover, in the first, second, and third person. Below are examples with the verbs sehen, fernsehen, as well as aussehen, which means "look."
- Ich sah einen gĂĽldenen Schein. (I saw a golden sparkle.)
- Sahst du das wunderbare bild von brouwer? (Have you seen a wonderful picture of Brouwer?)
- Er sah ziemlich abgespannt aus. (He looked pretty tired.)
- So sah sie noch vor sechs Jahren aus. (So ​​she looked six years ago.)
- Wir sahen den ganzen Abend fern. (We watched TV all evening.)
- Ihr saht wohl keinen anderen Weg. (You did not see another way.)
- Doch so künstlich sahen sie nicht immer aus. (They didn’t always look so unnatural.)
Indikativ perfekt and indikativ plusquamperfekt
What other difficulties arise in the way of a person who has just begun to study German? The conjugation of the verb sehen in the present and simple past tense we have examined. And here, it would seem, there is nothing complicated. It is only necessary to remember several forms of this verb. But in German there is still a completed past tense and a difficult past tense.
I will not go into the details of using these tense forms, because the topic of today's article is the conjugation of the verb sehen . But it is worth saying that the main difficulty in understanding German speech is that the semantic verb in Indikativ Perfect and Indikativ Plusquamperfekt is at the end of the sentence. With direct word order, the second place is occupied by the auxiliary (haben or sein). But the proposal may be long. In addition, it may include several subordinate clauses. And it turns out: in order to translate the first part of the sentence, you need to listen to it to the end.
But we will not give such examples here. Below are phrases that are quite common in oral speech. A complex past tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb haben in the appropriate form and the participle gesehen. What will the verb sehen look like in Indikativ Plusquamperfect? Likewise, but the auxiliary verb is used in this case in the simple past tense. Example:
- Hundert Jahre habe ich dich nicht gesehen! (I haven’t seen you for a hundred years!)
- Ich konnte das so sicher behaupten, weil ich das selbst gesehen hatte. (I claimed it with such confidence, because I saw it myself.)
Indikativ Futur I and Indikativ Futur II
These tenses are formed using the auxiliary verb werden. In Indikativ Futur I, the semantic verb is used in an indefinite form. In a difficult future, at Indikativ Performance. Example:
- Ich werde sehen (simple future tense).
- Du wirst gesehen haben (difficult future tense).