Shine, seem, appear - Scheinen (The 275th Most Common German Word)

In German, the word for Shine, seem, appear is Scheinen. It is classified as a A1 word, and is the 275th most common word in German. It can be used as verb. This word often comes up when talking about people, materials & quality, emotions, body & health, being & changes. You can see example sentences for context below, and you can also listen to their pronunciations by clicking on the speaker icon. Discover all of the 3000 most common German words with over 60,000 example sentences, pronunciations, and various practice types by downloading our app today.

Pronunciation

en English: shine, seem, appear

de German: scheinen

Examples

en de
Some people seem to agree with you. Etliche scheinen dir zuzustimmen.
Things seem to be getting worse and worse. Die Dinge scheinen immer schlimmer zu werden.
Things are not always what they seem. Die Dinge sind nicht immer so, wie sie zu sein scheinen.
They seem to have had a good time in Rome. Sie scheinen eine gute Zeit in Rom gehabt zu haben.
It may seem odd. Es mag seltsam scheinen.
Some people seem to always want to have the last word. Manche Leute scheinen immer das letzte Wort haben zu wollen.
They never seem to get together on anything. Sie scheinen nie bei irgendetwas zusammenzukommen.
You seem to know all the answers. Sie scheinen alle Antworten zu kennen.

Download our mobile app that features all the most frequently used words

3000 Most Common Words sorted by Frequency
Learn without opening the app with scheduled notifications
60000+ examples sentences to put the words into context
Study exactly what you need to with Spaced Repetition
Auto-flip and pronunciation when your hands are busy
MP3s of words to listen in the background
Words categorized into topic groups
Match, spell out, listen or select to practice
Printable PDFs for screen-less studying
Search across all words and sentences, even when offline
Offline Pronunciations for all words and sentences
Shine, seem, appear - Scheinen (The 275th Most Common German Word)
For someone who's supposed to be an expert, you don't seem to know much. Für jemanden, der eigentlich ein Experte sein sollte, scheinen Sie nicht viel zu wissen.
They seem to be photographs. Es scheinen Fotos zu sein.
They appear dead. Sie scheinen tot zu sein.
They seem busy. Sie scheinen beschäftigt zu sein.
You seem very knowledgeable about that. Sie scheinen sich sehr gut damit auszukennen.
You seem to know this book very well; you use a lot of quotations from it. Sie scheinen dieses Buch sehr gut zu kennen; Sie verwenden eine Menge von Zitaten daraus.
The students seem bored. Die Schüler scheinen sich zu langweilen.
They seem upset. Sie scheinen bestürzt zu sein.
Will the sun shine tomorrow Wird die Sonne morgen scheinen
They really seem to dislike spinach. Sie scheinen Spinat wirklich nicht zu mögen.
The sun will also shine for us. Die Sonne wird auch für uns scheinen.
Is the sun going to shine tomorrow Wird die Sonne morgen scheinen
In the years to come thy memory will shine like a star over my lonely life. In den kommenden Jahren wird die Erinnerung an dich wie ein Stern über meinem einsamen Leben scheinen.

Download our mobile app that features all the most frequently used words

3000 Most Common Words sorted by Frequency
Learn without opening the app with scheduled notifications
60000+ examples sentences to put the words into context
Study exactly what you need to with Spaced Repetition
Auto-flip and pronunciation when your hands are busy
MP3s of words to listen in the background
Words categorized into topic groups
Match, spell out, listen or select to practice
Printable PDFs for screen-less studying
Search across all words and sentences, even when offline
Offline Pronunciations for all words and sentences
Shine, seem, appear - Scheinen (The 275th Most Common German Word)

This word appears in the following categories

Similar, mistakable words