German Phrase
Auf dieser Folie sieht man ...
Meaning
Literally ‘On this slide one sees …’. It is the go‑to sentence when you want to draw the audience’s attention to a particular element of a PowerPoint or poster slide.
When to use
Use it at the beginning of a slide description during a lecture, business presentation, or conference. It works well when you are about to explain a chart, image, or bullet point that the audience can see on the projected slide.
✦Grammar Breakdown
AufdieserFoliesiehtman...
Auf (preposition)
‘Auf’ means ‘on/onto’ and governs the dative case when indicating a location (static).
dieser (demonstrative pronoun)
‘dieser’ is the dative feminine singular form of ‘dies-’, matching the noun ‘Folie’.
Folie (noun, feminine)
‘Folie’ means ‘slide’ (as in a presentation slide) and is feminine; in the dative it becomes ‘Folie’ (no ending change).
sieht (verb sehen)
Third‑person singular present of ‘sehen’; with the impersonal pronoun ‘man’ it translates to ‘one sees’.
man (impersonal pronoun)
Used to make a statement general or impersonal, similar to English ‘one’ or ‘people’. It never changes its form.
... (ellipsis)
Indicates that the sentence will be completed with the specific content you want to point out on the slide.
🗨In Conversation
Auf dieser Folie sieht man die wichtigsten Ergebnisse der Studie.
On this slide one can see the most important results of the study.
Könnten Sie bitte die einzelnen Diagramme genauer erläutern?
Could you please explain the individual charts in more detail?
✕Common Mistakes
Auf diese Folie sieht man die Daten.
‘Auf’ with a static location requires dative, not accusative. The correct form is ‘Auf dieser Folie’.
Auf dieser Folie sehen man die Ergebnisse.
When using ‘man’, the verb stays in third‑person singular. Do not say ‘sehen man’.
Auf dieser Folie sieht man der Folie ...
‘Folie’ is feminine; the article must match gender and case. Avoid ‘der Folie’ in dative.
↔Alternatives
Auf dieser Folie kann man ... sehen
On this slide one can see ...
Man sieht auf dieser Folie ...
One sees on this slide ...
Hier auf der Folie sieht man ...
Here on the slide one sees ...
Cultural Tip
German speakers often prefer the impersonal ‘man’ in formal presentations because it sounds objective. In more collaborative settings you might switch to ‘wir’ (we) to involve the audience: ‘Auf dieser Folie sehen wir …’. Also remember that ‘Folie’ is feminine, so the dative form is ‘dieser Folie’, not ‘diese Folie’.