No. 2,052 in German
sahen
"Sahen" is the past tense form of the verb "sehen," meaning "saw" (to see).
In a sentence
Gestern sahen wir einen schönen Sonnenuntergang.
Yesterday we saw a beautiful sunset.
The word 'sahen' is the past tense (preterite) form of 'sehen', meaning 'to see', used here to describe an observation in the past.
Früher sahen die Menschen oft keine Alternative zu harter Arbeit.
In the past, people often did not see an alternative to hard work.
Here 'sahen' is the past tense form of 'sehen', utilized to express a perceived understanding or lack thereof in a bygone era.
Als sie uns sahen, kamen sie schnell herüber.
When they saw us, they quickly came over.
In this sentence, 'sahen' conveys a completed action of noticing or spotting someone in the past.
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