sabbern

B2

to drool / slobber / salivate

English meaning
to drool / slobber / salivate
Vocabulary package
Describing People

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sabbern in a sentence

Der Hund sabberte, wenn er das Futter sah.

The dog drooled when he saw the food.

Conjugation of sabbern

ichsabbere
dusabberst
er/sie/essabbert
wirsabbern
ihrsabbert
sie/Siesabbern
Simple past (er/sie/es)
sabberte
Perfect
hat gesabbert

Where sabbern comes from

aus dem Niederdeutschen von sabben „Geifer, Speichel aus dem Munde rinnen lassen, sich damit beschmutzen; sudeln“

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Questions about sabbern

How do you conjugate sabbern?

Present tense: sabbere, sabberst, sabbert, sabbern, sabbert, sabbern. Simple past: sabberte. Perfect: hat gesabbert.

What does sabbern mean in English?

sabbern means "to drool / slobber / salivate". For example: "Der Hund sabberte, wenn er das Futter sah." — "The dog drooled when he saw the food."

What level is sabbern in German?

sabbern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the describing people vocabulary.

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