heimsuchen
C1to haunt / plague / attack / invade
- English meaning
- to haunt / plague / attack / invade
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
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heimsuchen in a sentence
Albträume heimsuchen ihn jede Nacht.
Nightmares haunt him every night.
Conjugation of heimsuchen
heimsuchen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- suchte heim
- Perfect
- hat heimgesucht
Word family
heimsuchen is built from suchen (search, look for) and heim (home). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where heimsuchen comes from
etymologisch: von mittelhochdeutsch heimsuochen „besuchen, feindlich überfallen“ :strukturell:
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Questions about heimsuchen
How do you conjugate heimsuchen?
Present tense: suche heim, suchst heim, sucht heim, suchen heim, sucht heim, suchen heim. Simple past: suchte heim. Perfect: hat heimgesucht. heimsuchen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.
What does heimsuchen mean in English?
heimsuchen means "to haunt / plague / attack / invade". For example: "Albträume heimsuchen ihn jede Nacht." — "Nightmares haunt him every night."
What level is heimsuchen in German?
heimsuchen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the fear & anxiety vocabulary.
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