zugehört
Zugehört is the past participle of the German verb zuhören, meaning to listen to someone or to listen attentively. It is used with the auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, for example: Ich habe dir aufmerksam zugehört, Wir haben dem Redner lange zugehört.
Zuhören is a separable-prefix verb. In the present tense you say, for example, Ich höre dir zu.
- The act of listening is directed at a person or content, typically expressed with a dative object:
- In the Präteritum (simple past) you would say: Ich hörte dir zu; Wir hörten dem Redner zu.
- The word is closely tied to the act of paying attention in conversation or presentation.
- Das Zuhören: the noun form referring to the act or process of listening.
- Zugehört is not the same as Zugehörigkeit (belonging) or related adjectives; they are distinct in meaning
In summary, zugehört is the participial form used with haben to describe having listened attentively, while