The verb sehen: conjugation. Examples of using the verb sehen

One of the so-called strong verbs in German is sehen. Conjugation it 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 of the singular, the root of the verb sehen changes. Conjugation in the rest is the same as in the case of any weak verb. For example, in the third person of the plural, you need to add the suffix -t ( Seht ihr fern? ) To the root. In this example, the verb fernsehen is used . It is formed by attaching the fern prefix to the 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 an adjective). And the forms that the main part has in this or that case, you just need to remember.

In the first and third person of the plural, the same species as in an indefinite form, has sehen. The conjugation of this verb in the future will be considered on the example of words formed by adding a prefix to it, which is under stress. There are many of them in German. And, as already said, in order to properly conjugate such verbs, one should remember the basic forms of sehen and do not forget to add a prefix to the end of the phrase. But not always. In subordinate clauses, not only the prefix, but the verb itself is in the last place.

In the examples below, there is a verb zusehen, which translates as "observe," "look," "look," "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 watching these horrible children.)
• Er sieht gerne einem fliegenden Vogel zu. (He enjoys watching the flight of a bird.)
• 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 changes in the past tense. And in the first, and in the second, and in the third person. Below are examples with the verbs sehen, fernsehen, and also aussehen, which means "look."

• Ich sah einen güldenen Schein. (I saw a golden shine.)
• Sahst du das wunderbare Bild von Brouwer? (Have you seen the wonderful picture of Brouwer?)
• Er sah ziemlich abgespannt aus. (He looked rather 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 any other way out.)
• Doch so künstlich sahen sie nicht immer aus. (So unnatural they did not always look like.)

Indikativ Perfekt and Indikativ Plusquamperfekt

What else difficulties arise on the path of a person who has just started to learn German? The conjugation of the verb sehen in the present and the simple past tense has been considered. And here, it would seem, there is nothing complicated. It is only necessary to memorize several forms of this verb. But in German there is still a completed past tense and a difficult pre-past time.

To go into details of the use of these temporary forms will not be, because the theme of today's article is the conjugation of the verb sehen . But it is necessary to say that the main difficulty in understanding German speech is that the semantic verb in Indikativ Perfekt and Indikativ Plusquamperfekt stands at the end of the sentence. In the direct order of words, the second place is secondary (haben or sein). But the offer can be long. In addition, it may include several subordinate clauses. And it turns out: in order to translate the first part of the sentence, it must be heard to the end.

But we will not cite similar examples here. Below are the phrases that are quite often found in oral speech. The complex past tense is formed by using the auxiliary verb haben in the appropriate form and the participle gesehen. How does the verb sehen look in Indikativ Plusquamperfekt? Similarly, but the auxiliary verb is used in this case in the simple past tense. Example:

• Hundert Jahre habe ich dich nicht gesehen! (I have not seen you for a hundred years!)
• Ich konnte das so sicher behaupten, weil ich das selbst gesehen hatte. (I asserted this with such confidence, because I myself saw it.)

Indikativ Futur I and Indikativ Futur II

These temporary forms are formed with the help of the auxiliary verb werden. In Indikativ Futur I the semantic verb is used in an indefinite form. In a difficult future time - in Indikativ Perfekt. Example:

• Ich werde sehen (simple future time).
• Du wirst gesehen haben (complex future time).