Verb

erscheinen

Translation

to appear, to be published, to seem, to come out

Ein Stern erscheint am Himmel.

A star appears in the sky.

Sein neues Buch erscheint bald.

His new book will be published soon.

Die Aufgabe erscheint mir schwierig.

The task seems difficult to me.

to appear ((Adjective)) to ((sb.)) to seem [adjective] to [sb.] The task appears difficult to me.

to appear ((somewhere)) to appear (somewhere) A star appears in the sky.

to be published to be published His new book appears soon.

Synonyms: to emerge, to show up; Antonyms: to disappear, to vanish

Composed of the prefix 'er-' (denoting emergence) and 'scheinen' (to shine, seem). It literally means 'to shine forth'.

Think of a star that starts to 'scheinen' (shine) and 'er-' (emerges) into view, thus 'to appear'.