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Zeichnen, zeigen, and das Zeichen

... and the list goes on to include die Zeichnung and das Zeichnen, among others. Do you know which word is which?

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Das Zeichen is a noun and can be translated as "the sign" or "the mark."

 

Das ist ein gutes Zeichen, denn es bedeutet,

That is a good sign, since it means

dass dem Arbeitgeber die Bewerbungsunterlagen gefallen haben...

that the employer liked the application documents...

Captions 39-40, Eva erklärt - Bewerbungen

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The verb zeichnen means "to draw." Das Zeichnen is the act/action of drawing, whereas die Zeichnung is "the drawing" as in a sketch or artwork on paper. The participle of the verb is gezeichnet, which also means "to plot" or "to mark." 

 

Dreimal in der Woche kommt sie ins Atelier, um zu zeichnen.

Three times a week she comes to the atelier to draw.

Caption 29, Malerei - Atelier Goldstein

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Ich hab' sehr viel Sport gemacht, äh, habe sehr viel gezeichnet...

did a lot of sports, uh, drew a whole lot...

Caption 58, rheinmain Szene - Unheilig - „Der Graf“

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Quite separate from these two words is the verb zeigen, or "to show," the participle of which is "gezeigt."

 

Hallo, mein Name ist Christiane

Hello, my name is Christiane

und ich werd' euch heute zeigen, wie man Spätzle macht.

and I am going to show you today, how you make spaetzle.

Caption 1, Bayrische Spätzle - mit Christiane

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Im kommenden Jahr soll der Film dann auf der Berlinale erstmals gezeigt werden.

Next year the movie will be shown for the first time at the Berlinale [Berlin Film Festival].

Caption 50, Dreharbeiten - zum Film „Playoff“

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Further Learning
There are more examples of these words in their various forms and conjugations to be found on Yabla German. For an overview, this page can help you with the conjugations for zeichnen, while this page fully conjugates the verb zeigen. 

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