sah

This is the 738th most frequent German word.


sah

"sah" is the past tense of "sehen," meaning "saw" (to perceive with the eyes).


Here, 'sah' is the simple past tense of 'sehen' (to see), indicating a completed action in the past.

Ich sah den Sonnenaufgang am Morgen.

I saw the sunrise in the morning.


Here, 'sah' appears in a direct question, maintaining its meaning as the past form of 'sehen' (to see), used for past-tense interrogatives.

Sah er den Fehler im Dokument?

Did he see the mistake in the document?


In this sentence, 'sah' is still the simple past tense of 'sehen', but it is part of the separable verb 'aussehen' (to seem/appear), implying an observable state or condition.

Er sah müde aus, als er ins Zimmer kam.

He seemed tired when he entered the room.