schwatzen

B2

to chatter / gossip / babble

English meaning
to chatter / gossip / babble
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schwatzen in a sentence

Die Nachbarn schwatzen gerne über andere Menschen.

The neighbors like to gossip about other people.

Conjugation of schwatzen

ichschwatze
duschwatzt
er/sie/esschwatzt
wirschwatzen
ihrschwatzt
sie/Sieschwatzen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schwatzte
Perfect
hat geschwatzt

Where schwatzen comes from

wohl zu schwadern ‚schwanken, schwappen‘ – vergleiche Herleitung der zu Schwatzen relativ synonymen Begriffe Geschwafel und Geschwurbel , aber auch schwadronieren, Schwadronneur ‚Schwätzer, Angeber‘.

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Questions about schwatzen

How do you conjugate schwatzen?

Present tense: ich schwatze, du schwatzt, er schwatzt, wir schwatzen, ihr schwatzt, sie schwatzen. Simple past: schwatzte. Perfect: hat geschwatzt.

What does schwatzen mean in English?

schwatzen means "to chatter / gossip / babble". For example: "Die Nachbarn schwatzen gerne über andere Menschen." — "The neighbors like to gossip about other people."

What level is schwatzen in German?

schwatzen is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the speaking & talking vocabulary.

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