Betrachte

Betrachte is the present-tense first-person singular form of the German verb betrachten. The core meaning is to look at or to view, but it is also used in a figurative sense to consider, evaluate, or contemplate something. The verb covers both physical observation and mental appraisal and appears in everyday speech as well as in formal writing. Common expressions include in Betracht ziehen (to take into consideration) and betrachte als (to regard as).

Grammar: betrachten is a regular verb with prefix be-. In present tense the forms are: ich betrachte, du betrachtest, er betrachtet, wir betrachten, ihr betrachtet, sie betrachten. The past is typically formed with Präteritum as betrachtete; the perfect is hat betrachtet (with the subject’s form of haben). The past participle is betrachtet. The imperative forms are betrachte (du), betrachtet (ihr), betrachten Sie (Sie).

Usage notes: betrachte is common in descriptive prose and argumentation. It collocates with phrases such as etwas als etwas betrachten (to regard something as something) and etwas in Betracht ziehen (to take something into account). It sits among synonyms like ansehen and betrachten for the act of looking, while überlegen and nachdenken emphasize internal reflection rather than immediate viewing.

Related terms: Betrachtung is the noun meaning contemplation or act of viewing; in Betracht ziehen is the set phrase meaning to take into consideration. The root is connected to the broader family of verbs around seeing and evaluating, and it frequently appears in academic, editorial, and formal discourse.