riechen
A1to smell
- English meaning
- to smell
- CEFR level
- A1 — Beginner
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riechen in a sentence
Dieser Wein riecht gut.
This wine smells good.
Conjugation of riechen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- roch
- Perfect
- hat gerochen
Where riechen comes from
mittelhochdeutsch riechen, althochdeutsch riohhan (8. Jahrhundert), von einem gemeingermanischen starken Verb *reuk-a- mit der Bedeutung ‚rauchen, dampfen, dunsten‘. Die Bedeutung [2] ‚einen Geruch verbreiten‘ ist also die ältere.
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Questions about riechen
How do you conjugate riechen?
Present tense: rieche, riechst, riecht, riechen, riecht, riechen. Simple past: roch. Perfect: hat gerochen.
What does riechen mean in English?
riechen means "to smell". For example: "Dieser Wein riecht gut." — "This wine smells good."
What level is riechen in German?
riechen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the senses & perception vocabulary.
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