verb
to see
A1
'Sehen' means 'to see' (to perceive visually). Common perfect participle: gesehen; simple past: sah. Auxiliary: haben. Strong (irregular) verb with stem vowel change (e → a in past). Not reflexive or separable. Imperative forms include sieh! (du) and seht! (ihr). Also common in compounds like ansehen.
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Kannst du das sehen?
Can you see that?
Ich sehe einen Film.
I'm watching a movie.
Er sah einen Vogel.
He saw a bird.
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Imagine eyes saying 'seh!' when they spot something
sounds like English 'seen' (past of see)
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Strong verb: sah — gesehen. Konjunktiv II: sähe. Note: Konjunktiv I simple past (Präteritum) and many Konjunktiv I past/perfect-subtypes are not generally used; those specific simple‑past/plusquamperfekt Konjunktiv‑I forms have been marked 'not applicable'.