suchst

Suchst is the second person singular present tense form of the German verb suchen, meaning “to search” or “to look for.” It is used when addressing someone informally with the pronoun du, as in du suchst. The base form of the verb is suchen.

Etymology and meaning: suchen derives from Old High German suhôn and is related to the English verb seek. In modern German, it primarily means to search for something or someone, to look for a thing, a person, or an abstract object like a solution or information.

Grammar and usage: The present tense full paradigm of suchen is ich suche, du suchst, er/sie/es sucht, wir suchen, ihr sucht, sie/Sie suchen. The imperative forms are suche! (singular, informal), sucht! (plural, informal), and suchen Sie! (formal). The past participle is gesucht, used with haben to form perfect tenses, as in ich habe gesucht.

Objects and constructions: suchen can take a direct object for concrete targets (Ich suche meinen Schlüssel) or be followed by nach plus a noun phrase to specify the target of the search (Wir suchen nach einer Lösung). Some common expressions include auf der Suche nach jemandem/etwas (to be in search of someone/something) and nach dem Weg suchen (to look for the way).

Opposite and related terms: The opposite of suchen is finden (to find). Suchen is often used in questions and statements about processes or efforts rather than final results, though it can imply success when combined with context.

See also: Suchen und Finden; nach etwas suchen; auf der Suche nach.