keuchen

B2

to gasp / pant / wheeze

English meaning
to gasp / pant / wheeze
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Illness & Symptoms

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keuchen in a sentence

Nach dem Marathon begann er zu keuchen.

After the marathon, he began to gasp.

Conjugation of keuchen

ichkeuche
dukeuchst
er/sie/eskeucht
wirkeuchen
ihrkeucht
sie/Siekeuchen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
keuchte
Perfect
hat gekeucht

Where keuchen comes from

seit dem 16. Jahrhundert bezeugt; von mittelhochdeutsch kīchen „schwer atmen“ und mittelhochdeutsch: kūchen „hauchen“, beide lautnachahmend

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Questions about keuchen

How do you conjugate keuchen?

Present tense: ich keuche, du keuchst, er keucht, wir keuchen, ihr keucht, sie keuchen. Simple past: keuchte. Perfect: hat gekeucht.

What does keuchen mean in English?

keuchen means "to gasp / pant / wheeze". For example: "Nach dem Marathon begann er zu keuchen." — "After the marathon, he began to gasp."

What level is keuchen in German?

keuchen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the illness & symptoms vocabulary.

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