zeigt

Zeigt is the third-person singular present indicative form of the German verb zeigen, meaning to show, display, or indicate. It is used with a singular subject to describe that something demonstrates or presents something to someone, or to point out a fact or object. For example, Er zeigt das Diagramm. Die Werbung zeigt ein neues Modell. The phrase it appears in, es zeigt sich, translates to “it becomes apparent” or “it turns out.”

Conjugation and related forms: The infinitive is zeigen. Present tense forms include ich zeige, du zeigst, er/sie/es zeigt, wir zeigen, ihr zeigt, sie zeigen. The simple past (preterite) is zeigte, and the perfect tense uses haben: hat gezeigt. Subjunctive forms include Konjunktiv I: ich zeige, du zeigest, er zeige, wir zeigen, ihr zeiget, sie zeigen, and Konjunktiv II typically uses würden plus infinitive or the simple past for hypothetical statements (z. B. es würde zeigen or ich zeigte).

Usage notes: Zeigt is common in reporting and argumentation, where someone demonstrates evidence or presents information. The stock phrase zeigt sich is widely used to indicate that something becomes evident, as in Es zeigt sich, dass weitere Untersuchungen nötig sind. The verb often collocates with objects or with demonstrative constructions like dieses/jenes, and with prepositional phrases such as auf etwas zeigen (to point to something) or etwas zeigen (to show something).

Phonology: In standard German, gezeigt is pronounced with the initial consonant cluster [t͡saɪ̯kt], with the ei vowel typically realized as a long aɪ sound.

See also: zeigen, zeigen konjugationen, German grammar, verbs of communication.