hinunterschlingen

B2

to gulp down / gobble down

English meaning
to gulp down / gobble down
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Cooking & Preparing Food

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hinunterschlingen in a sentence

Bitte nicht so schnell hinunterschlingen! Kaue dein Essen.

Please don't gobble down so fast! Chew your food.

Conjugation of hinunterschlingen

hinunterschlingen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichschlinge hinunter
duschlingst hinunter
er/sie/esschlingt hinunter
wirschlingen hinunter
ihrschlingt hinunter
sie/Sieschlingen hinunter
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schlang hinunter
Perfect
hat hinuntergeschlungen

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Questions about hinunterschlingen

How do you conjugate hinunterschlingen?

Present tense: schlinge hinunter, schlingst hinunter, schlingt hinunter, schlingen hinunter, schlingt hinunter, schlingen hinunter. Simple past: schlang hinunter. Perfect: hat hinuntergeschlungen. hinunterschlingen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does hinunterschlingen mean in English?

hinunterschlingen means "to gulp down / gobble down". For example: "Bitte nicht so schnell hinunterschlingen! Kaue dein Essen." — "Please don't gobble down so fast! Chew your food."

What level is hinunterschlingen in German?

hinunterschlingen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the cooking & preparing food vocabulary.

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