schmettern

B2

to smash / blare / belt out

English meaning
to smash / blare / belt out
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schmettern in a sentence

Sie schmettern die Teller voller Wut weg.

She smashes the plates away in anger.

Conjugation of schmettern

ichschmettere
duschmetterst
er/sie/esschmettert
wirschmettern
ihrschmettert
sie/Sieschmettern
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schmetterte
Perfect
hat geschmettert

Word family

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Where schmettern comes from

die genaue Herkunft ist unbekannt, ursprünglich wurde es im Sinne von schwatzen, plappern, schwatzend verleumden verwendet

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Questions about schmettern

How do you conjugate schmettern?

Present tense: ich schmettere, du schmetterst, er schmettert, wir schmettern, ihr schmettert, sie schmettern. Simple past: schmetterte. Perfect: hat geschmettert.

What does schmettern mean in English?

schmettern means "to smash / blare / belt out". For example: "Sie schmettern die Teller voller Wut weg." — "She smashes the plates away in anger."

What level is schmettern in German?

schmettern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the daily routine vocabulary.

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