betrachten
A2#1,475Hear it
verb
- to look at, to consider, to behold
- to regard, to consider, look uponsomething in a certain way
Forms
Present
| I | betrachte |
|---|---|
| you | betrachtest |
| he, she, it | betrachtet |
| we | betrachten |
| you (plural) | betrachtet |
| they | betrachten |
Preterite
| I | betrachtete |
|---|---|
| you | betrachtetest |
| he, she, it | betrachtete |
| we | betrachteten |
| you (plural) | betrachtetet |
| they | betrachteten |
Subjunctive I
| I | betrachte |
|---|---|
| you | betrachtest |
| he, she, it | betrachte |
| we | betrachten |
| you (plural) | betrachtet |
| they | betrachten |
Subjunctive II
| I | betrachtete |
|---|---|
| you | betrachtetest |
| he, she, it | betrachtete |
| we | betrachteten |
| you (plural) | betrachtetet |
| they | betrachteten |
Imperative
| you | betracht / betrachte |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | betrachtet |
Other forms
| infinitive | betrachten |
|---|---|
| past participle | betrachtet |
| present participle | betrachtend |
Used in the library
- Aydin will niemanden zu früh verdächtigen, doch sie betrachtet die Direktorin genau.Aydin doesn't want to suspect anybody too soon, but she watches the director closely.A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)
- Aydin betrachtet ihn lange. „Unter diesen Umständen brauchst du einen guten Anwalt."Aydin looks at him for a long time. "Under these circumstances you need a good lawyer."A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
- Sie betrachtet den Tatort genau: Das Fenster ist offen, und draußen ist es dunkel.She examines the crime scene closely: the window is open, and outside it's dark.A2Alarm im Nachtzug — Alarm on the night train (A2)
Other ways to say it
- abschätzento estimate, to judge (especially a value/amount/distance or the outcome of something)
- anglotzento stare at
- anguckento watch, look at; to inspect, diagnose
- anschauento look at; to behold; to observe (visually); to view
- anstarrento stare at
- auffassento understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider; to understand, comprehend, grasp
- begutachtento examine, assess
- belauernto spy on, to watch secretly