How to Say ‘At myself / to myself (part of the separable verb schauen an = to look at)’ in German
Mir an
meer ahn
[meer ahn]
💬 Usage Tip: This comes from [sich etwas anschauen], which often means "to take a look at something," not literally "look at oneself." In [Ich schaue es mir an], [mir] is just part of that common pattern: [Ich sehe mir die Heizung an].
Phrase Breakdown
Mir
[meer]
to me
Dative form of ich; often used in reflexive-style expressions like mir ansehen.
Der Installateur schaut es mir morgen an.
The plumber will look at it for me tomorrow.
an
[ahn]
at; on; up
A common preposition or separable prefix; in ansehen, it helps mean to look at something.
Ich schaue mir an, ob der Wasserhahn richtig funktioniert.
I am looking at whether the tap works properly.
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