besuchen

visit

verb buh-ZOO-khen Common

Also means

attend

Usage Note

besuchen is inseparable and takes a direct accusative object, so you besuchen einen Freund ('visit a friend') with no preposition. The same verb means 'to attend' a school or course, as in die Schule besuchen.

Examples

"Wir besuchen morgen unsere Großmutter."

Natural Translation

We're visiting our grandmother tomorrow.

Literal Translation

We visit tomorrow our grandmother.

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