Before you start
Meet gucken
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 3 meanings
- (colloquial) to look, to direct one's gaze at something
- (colloquial) to watch, to direct one's gaze at something for some time
- (copulative, colloquial) to look, to have a certain facial expression
Forms
How gucken changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | gucke | guckte |
| du | guckst | gucktest |
| er/sie/es | guckt | guckte |
| wir | gucken | guckten |
| ihr | guckt | gucktet |
| Sie | gucken | guckten |
Partizip II geguckt · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich gucke heute einen Film.I’m watching a film today.watching a film
- 2Wir haben gestern Fußball geguckt.We watched football yesterday.Perfekt with haben
- 3Wenn du genau guckst, siehst du den Hund.If you look carefully, you’ll see the dog.verb at the end after wenn
Verb family
Separable verbs built on gucken
Add a prefix to gucken and the meaning changes.