How to Say ‘I’ll look for / I’ll check’ in German
Ich sehe nach
ikh ZAY-uh nahkh
[ikh ZAY-uh nahkh]
💬 Usage Tip: [Nachsehen] is a separable verb, so the [nach] moves to the end in a full sentence: [Ich sehe nach]. The same thing happens with [ankommen] → [Der Zug kommt an].
Phrase Breakdown
Ich
[ikh]
I
First-person singular pronoun.
Ich sehe nach einem freien Tisch.
I am checking for a free table.
sehe
[ZAY-uh]
look / check
From 'sehen'; in 'nachsehen/nach etwas sehen' it can mean to check on something.
Ich sehe nach, ob ein Tisch frei ist.
I am checking whether a table is free.
nach
[nahkh]
for / after
In 'nach etwas sehen', it helps form the meaning 'to check for' or 'to look for'.
Ich sehe nach einem Platz am Fenster.
I am checking for a seat by the window.
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