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suchen

A1

search, look for

English meaning
search, look for
CEFR level
A1Beginner
Vocabulary package
Looking & Seeing

suchen in a sentence

Suchst du etwas?

Are you looking for something?

Conjugation of suchen

ichsuche
dusuchst
er/sie/essucht
wirsuchen
ihrsucht
sie/Siesuchen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
suchte
Perfect
hat gesucht

Word family

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Where suchen comes from

mittelhochdeutsch suochen, althochdeutsch suohhen, eigentlich = suchend nachgehen, nachspüren, ursprünglich wohl auf den Jagdhund bezogen :in allen germanischen Sprachen bezeugt: gotisch sokjan, altgermanisch sēcan, as. sokian, an.

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Questions about suchen

How do you conjugate suchen?

Present tense: suche, suchst, sucht, suchen, sucht, suchen. Simple past: suchte. Perfect: hat gesucht.

What does suchen mean in English?

suchen means "search, look for". For example: "Suchst du etwas?" — "Are you looking for something?"

What level is suchen in German?

suchen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the looking & seeing vocabulary.

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