hineinsehen

/hiˈnaɪ̯nˌzeːən/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
sieht hinein
past
sah hinein
perfect
hat hineingesehen

Meaning

  1. to look into, to look inside

    Built from hinein (into) + sehen (to see).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • hinein into
  • sehen to see

Similar words

hineinschauen

hineinsehen and hineinschauen are close synonyms for "to look into, to look inside," largely interchangeable.

Practice

1 What does hineinsehen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie öffnete die Kiste und sah ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches hineinsehen?

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