German - English (British) translations for "suchen"
"suchen" German translation
Translation
look
Definition
The German verb suchen means to search or look for something.
Part of speech
verb
Translations
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.Meaning: to search
Ich suche nach meinem Schlüssel.
I am searching for my key.
Meaning: to look for
Kannst du bitte den Koffer suchen?
Can you please look for the suitcase?
Meaning: to seek
Er sucht nach einem neuen Job.
He is seeking a new job.
Meaning: to seek out
Sie suchen nach neuen Geschäftspartnern.
They are seeking out new business partners.
Meaning: to hunt for
Die Jäger suchen nach Wildtieren im Wald.
The hunters are hunting for wild animals in the forest.
Conjugations
Present
- ich suche
- du suchst
- er/sie/es sucht
- wir suchen
- ihr sucht
- sie/Sie suchen
Past
- ich suchte
- du suchtest
- er/sie/es suchte
- wir suchten
- ihr suchtet
- sie/Sie suchten
Future
- ich werde suchen
- du wirst suchen
- er/sie/es wird suchen
- wir werden suchen
- ihr werdet suchen
- sie/Sie werden suchen
Pluperfect
- ich hatte gesucht
- du hattest gesucht
- er/sie/es hatte gesucht
- wir hatten gesucht
- ihr hattet gesucht
- sie/Sie hatten gesucht
Simple Past
- ich fand
- du fandest
- er/sie/es fand
- wir fanden
- ihr fandet
- sie/Sie fanden
Examples
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.A1: Ich suche meinen Schlüssel.
A1: I am looking for my key.
A1: Wir suchen ein Restaurant in der Nähe.
A1: We are looking for a restaurant nearby.
A1: Kannst du bitte den Stift suchen?
A1: Can you please look for the pen?
B1: Gestern habe ich nach meinem Handy gesucht, aber es war nicht zu finden.
B1: Yesterday, I searched for my phone but couldn't find it.
B1: Er sucht seit Wochen nach einem neuen Job.
B1: He has been searching for a new job for weeks.
B2: Wenn du weiterhin so suchst, wirst du es sicherlich finden.
B2: If you keep searching like this, you will surely find it.
B2: Sie hat das ganze Haus abgesucht, um ihre verlorenen Schlüssel zu finden.
B2: She searched the entire house to find her lost keys.
C1: Nachdem er den ganzen Tag gesucht hatte, gab er schließlich auf.
C1: After searching all day, he finally gave up.
C1: Der Detektiv suchte nach Beweisen, um den Fall zu lösen.
C1: The detective searched for evidence to solve the case.
C2: Wenn ich nach einem bestimmten Buch suche, gehe ich immer zu meiner Lieblingsbuchhandlung.
C2: When I am looking for a specific book, I always go to my favorite bookstore.
Advanced Description
This is is an experimental feature. Please report any issues.Suchen is a very common verb in the German language and is used in many different contexts. It can be used to describe physical searches, such as looking for lost keys or searching for a new apartment. It can also be used in more abstract contexts, such as searching for meaning in life or searching for answers to difficult questions.
The verb suchen is a regular verb in German, which means that it follows a predictable pattern when conjugated. In the present tense, it is conjugated differently depending on the subject pronoun. For example, ich suche (I search), du suchst (you search), er/sie/es sucht (he/she/it searches). In the past tense, it is conjugated using the auxiliary verb haben (to have) and the past participle gesucht (searched).
It's important to note that the verb suchen is often used in combination with prepositions to indicate what is being searched for and where. For example, nach is commonly used after suchen to indicate that someone is searching for something specific, such as Ich suche nach meinem Handy (I'm looking for my phone). Other prepositions that can be used with suchen include in (in), auf (on), and unter (under).