scheinen
In English: to seem, appear; (also: to shine, of the sun)
A1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- schien
- Partizip II
- geschienen
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
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Example sentences
Das Buch scheinen nur wenige Leute gelesen zu haben.
Few people seem to have read the book.
Tatoeba · Tamy · CC BY 2.0 FREs mag seltsam scheinen.
It may seem odd.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FREr scheint mich nicht zu mögen.
He doesn't seem to like me.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRWird die Sonne morgen scheinen?
Will it be sunny tomorrow?
Tatoeba · MUIRIEL · CC BY 2.0 FREr schien krank gewesen zu sein.
He seemed to have been ill.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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