German word

suchen in German sentences

suchen means "to search" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.

Examples

Wir suchen den Weg zum Bahnhof.

We look for the way to the station.

Lara sucht den Schlüssel im Flur.

Lara looks for the key in the hallway.

Vor der Abreise sucht er noch seinen Schlüssel.

Before leaving, he still looks for his key.

Das System beschleunigt die Suche im Archiv.

The system speeds up the search in the archive.

Wir grenzen die Suche auf zwei Städte ein.

We narrow the search to two cities.

Common mistake

Do not memorize only the infinitive suchen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.