Before you start
Meet angucken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
an- + gucken
- an-
- directed toward something
- gucken
- to look
You direct your looking toward something and keep your attention on it.
So angucken means to look at; to watch.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Separable verb: an·gucken
In a main clause the prefix an splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDu guckst dir den neuen Computer an.You’re looking at the new computer.
Subordinate clauseIch bleibe hier, weil ich mir das Bild angucke.I’m staying here because I’m looking at the picture.
Participle: angegucktzu-infinitive: anzugucken
Forms
How angucken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gucke an | guckte an |
| du | guckst an | gucktest an |
| er/sie/es | guckt an | guckte an |
| wir | gucken an | guckten an |
| ihr | guckt an | gucktet an |
| Sie | gucken an | guckten an |
Partizip II angeguckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich gucke mir die Karte an.I’m looking at the map.present, prefix at the end
- 2Wir haben gestern den Film angeguckt.We watched the film yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Er fragt, ob ich mir das neue Fahrrad angucken kann.He asks if I can look at the new bicycle.modal verb in a subordinate clause
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
angucken + der Film
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Use der Film as the object.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
I watched it at homedas Zuhause yesterdaygestern.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When we were childrendas Kind, die Kinder, we often looked at the picturesdas Bild, die Bilder after dinnerdas Abendessen.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
She looked at him because she did not knowkennen him.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The filmder Film that we watched yesterdaygestern was very funnylustig.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
We can look at the photosdas Foto, die Fotos together after workdie Arbeit.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
He went to the shopder Laden to look at a newneu phonedas Handy.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Would you look at this picturedas Bild for me?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
angucken + der Film + obwohl
Your challenge
- 1Start with an obwohl-clause.
- 2Put the verb at the end of that clause.
- 3Use der Film as the object in the main clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What do you like to look at or watch in your free time?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one German sentence.
- 2Use angucken to say what you enjoy watching.