fernsehen

== German == === Etymology === Compound of fern +‎ sehen, derived from the noun Fernsehen. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁnˌzeː.ən/ (Germany, official standard, but rare) IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁnˌzeːn/, [ˈfɛʁnˌzeːn], [ˈfɛɐ̯nˌzeːn] (Germany, normal) IPA(key): /ˈfɛʁnˌseːn/, [ˈfɛɐ̯n-] (Austria, Southern Germany, Switzerland) Hyphenation: Fern‧se‧hen === Verb === fernsehen (class 5 strong, third-person singular present sieht fern, past tense sah fern, past participle ferngesehen, past subjunctive sähe fern, auxiliary haben) (television) to watch television Synonym: fernschauen ==== Usage notes ==== Fernsehen kucken or Fernsehen schauen are more common in spoken German. Since these constructions may be considered tautological, formal German prefers the verb fernsehen. ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Related terms ==== Fernsehen Fernseher fern sehen === Further reading === “fernsehen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “fernsehen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “fernsehen” in Duden online “fernsehen” in OpenThesaurus.de