This is the 2886th most frequent German word.
wiesen
The German word "wiesen" means "meadows" or "to show" depending on context.
'Wiesen' here is used as a noun in its plural form ('Wiese' being singular), referring to meadows or fields.
Die grünen Wiesen erstrecken sich bis zum Horizont.
The green meadows stretch to the horizon.
'Wiesen' in this sentence is the verb 'weisen' conjugated in the past tense for the plural third-person subject, meaning 'they showed'.
Sie wiesen ihm den Weg zur nächsten Stadt.
They showed him the way to the next city.
Here, 'wiesen' is part of the separable verb 'hinweisen,' conjugated in the past tense for the plural third-person subject, indicating 'they pointed out.'