heimsuchen

C1

to haunt / plague / attack / invade

English meaning
to haunt / plague / attack / invade
Vocabulary package
Fear & Anxiety

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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.

ichsuche heim
dusuchst heim
er/sie/essucht heim
wirsuchen heim
ihrsucht heim
sie/Siesuchen heim
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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