schwarzsehen

German

Alternative forms

  • schwarz sehen (superseded)

Etymology

From schwarz (black) + sehen (to see, to watch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [ˈʃvaʁt͡szeːən]
  • (file)
  • Hyphenation: schwarz‧se‧hen

Verb

schwarzsehen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sieht schwarz, past tense sah schwarz, past participle schwarzgesehen, past subjunctive sähe schwarz, auxiliary haben)

  1. to be pessimistic
  2. (television) to watch television without paying one's license

Usage notes

Conjugation

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