Learn German: Die Leute suchen uns. - The people are looking for us.

uns is the accusative (direct object) form of wir (we), which translates to 'us'. Because the people are looking for 'us', we are the ones receiving the action of the verb, so we use the accusative pronoun.

Why isn't there a word for 'for' after suchen?

In German, the verb suchen means 'to look for' or 'to search for' all by itself. You don't need to add an extra word like für. The person or thing you are looking for simply becomes the direct object right after the verb.

Is Leute singular or plural?

The word Leute means 'people' and is always plural. Because it is plural, the verb suchen takes the plural '-en' ending. This is similar to English, where we say 'the people are' instead of 'the people is'.

Why does the translation say 'are looking' when there is no 'are' in the German sentence?

German does not have a continuous '-ing' tense like English. A simple present tense verb like suchen can be translated as either 'look for' or 'are looking for' depending on what makes the most sense in the situation.