um zu sehen, was

to see what

→ um
phrase Rare #41,860
to see what Used to express purpose: "in order to see what".
GE: Ich ging ans Fenster, um zu sehen, was draußen los war.
EN: I went to the window to see what was going on outside.

Dann kommt Baba ins Zimmer, um zu sehen, was ich habe, und bringt dich um.

Then Dad comes into the room to see what’s wrong with me and kills you.

— Chihiros Reise ins Zauberland (2001)

Tom rannte nach unten, um zu sehen, was vor sich ging.

Tom ran downstairs to see what was going on.

Alle eilten auf die andere Seite des Schiffes, um zu sehen, was vor sich ging.

Everyone rushed to the other side of the ship to see what was going on.

Man muss kein Prophet sein, um zu sehen, was vor uns liegt.

You don't have to be a prophet to see what lies ahead.

— Dune: Part Two (2024)

Ich ging in Toms Zimmer, um zu sehen, was er gerade tat.

I went into Tom’s room to see what he was doing.