Verb

erscheinen

Translation

to appear, to be published, to seem

Ein Licht erschien am Himmel.

A light appeared in the sky.

Sein neues Buch ist erschienen.

His new book has been published.

Die Aufgabe erscheint mir sehr schwer.

The task seems very difficult to me.

((sth. nom.)) erscheint sth. appears A light appeared.

((sth. nom.)) erscheint ((to sb. dat.)) ((as adj.)) sth. seems adj. to sb. That seems logical to me.

Synonyms: to emerge, to surface; Antonyms: to disappear, to vanish

Composed of 'er-' (prefix suggesting emergence) and 'scheinen' (to shine, seem). The literal idea is to 'shine forth' or 'come into appearance'.

Connect it to 'shine'. When something 'erscheint', it's like a light suddenly shining and making it visible.