schauen

B1

look

English meaning
look
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schauen in a sentence

Schau mal! Da vorne ist noch ein Platz frei.

Look! There's still a free spot up front.

Conjugation of schauen

ichschaue
duschaust
er/sie/esschaut
wirschauen
ihrschaut
sie/Sieschauen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schaute
Perfect
hat geschaut

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Where schauen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch schouwen (auch: schowen, schawen, schouen, schoun, schouben); althochdeutsch scauwôn, scouwôn, scowôn; aus der germanischen Wurzel *sku-

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Questions about schauen

How do you conjugate schauen?

Present tense: schaue, schaust, schaut, schauen, schaut, schauen. Simple past: schaute. Perfect: hat geschaut.

What does schauen mean in English?

schauen means "look". For example: "Schau mal! Da vorne ist noch ein Platz frei." — "Look! There's still a free spot up front."

What level is schauen in German?

schauen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the looking & seeing vocabulary.

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