beobachten
B1watch, observe
- English meaning
- watch, observe
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beobachten in a sentence
Wer hat den Unfall beobachtet?
Who observed the accident?
Conjugation of beobachten
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- beobachtete
- Perfect
- hat beobachtet
Word family
beobachten is built from achten (pay attention to). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where beobachten comes from
Präfixableitung zu Obacht, frühere Wortform: obachten, belegt seit dem 17. Jahrhundert :
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Questions about beobachten
How do you conjugate beobachten?
Present tense: ich beobachte, du beobachtest, er beobachtet, wir beobachten, ihr beobachtet, sie beobachten. Simple past: beobachtete. Perfect: hat beobachtet.
What does beobachten mean in English?
beobachten means "watch, observe". For example: "Wer hat den Unfall beobachtet?" — "Who observed the accident?"
What level is beobachten in German?
beobachten is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the looking & seeing vocabulary.
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