zusehen
Advanced Chunks – Category 3

Meaning

To watch or observe something with one’s eyes.

Primary Function

Observing or watching something or someone

Communicative Purpose

To express the act of visually perceiving or monitoring an event, object, or person

Pattern

zusehen

Core Structure

zusehen

Função primária

Observing or watching something or someone

Propósito comunicativo

To express the act of visually perceiving or monitoring an event, object, or person

Situações de gatilho

While watching a movie, observing a sports event, closely examining an object

Contextos

Casual conversations, descriptive narratives, instructional contexts

Padrão

zusehen

Estrutura central

zusehen

Slots de substituição

Subjekt (wer zusieht), Objekt (was zugesehen wird)

Colocados típicos

  • einem Film
  • einem Spiel
  • zu

Substituições comuns

  • anschauen
  • beobachten (more formal)

Erros comuns

Confusing 'zusehen' with 'anschauen' in different contexts

Similar / contraste

anschauen, beobachten

Interferências

L1 speakers may confuse with similar verbs like 'verfolgen' or 'betrachten' in their native language

Família do chunk

  • anschauen
  • beobachten
  • verfolgen

Nuance

Betont das passive Beobachten, nicht unbedingt ein intensives Ansehen.

Efeito pragmático

Drückt das visuelle Wahrnehmen aus, häufig mit Fokus auf Aufmerksamkeit

Dica de memória

Watch, look, observe

Nota

Im Deutschen wird 'zusehen' meist mit einem zu‑Infinitiv kombiniert (ich sehe zu, dass...).

Upgrade path

anschauen

Frequência: HighFormulaicidade: FlexibleTipo de construção: PhrasePrioridade de aquisição: Active recallPrioridade de output: BothTag de espaçamento: Short-term

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