German VERB A2 Rank 5481

zuschauen

to watch

zuschauen – schaute zu – hat zugeschaut

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry zuschauen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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zuschauen vs schauen

to look / watch

Schauen can refer to a game or another extended activity as an event being watched. Zuschauen places more emphasis on observing other people’s ongoing actions without taking part oneself. With zuschauen, you therefore often mention the people acting or the activity you are observing them doing.

Visual example for schauen
zuschauen

Wir schauen am Nachmittag den Spielern beim Fußballspiel zu.

We’re watching the players during the football game this afternoon.

schauen

Wir schauen am Nachmittag das Fußballspiel.

We’re watching the football game this afternoon.

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