scheinen

Meaning

  1. (class-1,strong) to shine; to gleam
  2. (class-1,copulative,strong) to seem; to appear; to look

Frequency

B1
Hyphenated as
schei‧nen
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ʃaɪnən/
Etymology

From Middle High German schīnen, from Old High German skīnan, from Proto-West Germanic *skīnan. Cognate with German Low German schienen, Dutch schijnen, English shine, Danish skinne, Esperanto ŝajni.

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