German Word of the Day
zeigen
ZEI-gen • verb — 21st of Jun, 2026
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Meaning: to show; to point out or demonstrate something to someone
Examples
- Kannst du mir das Foto zeigen?
(Can you show me the photo?) - Er hat der Klasse die Lösung an der Tafel gezeigt.
(He showed the class the solution on the board.) - Die App zeigt mir jeden Morgen das Wetter.
(The app shows me the weather every morning.)
Synonyms
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Conjugation
| Person | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | zeige | zeigte |
| du | zeigst | zeigtest |
| er/sie/es | zeigt | zeigte |
| wir | zeigen | zeigten |
| ihr | zeigt | zeigtet |
| sie/Sie | zeigen | zeigten |
Use zeigen with a person in the dative and the thing shown in the accusative (jemandem etwas zeigen: Ich zeige dir das Buch). It is common spoken and written German for presenting, pointing out, or demonstrating. For presenting documents or proof, vorzeigen is often used (e.g., Ausweis vorzeigen). In contexts of indicating evidence, you can say "Das zeigt, dass..."
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