schwemmen

C1

to wash / soak / rinse

English meaning
to wash / soak / rinse
Vocabulary package
Cleaning & Tidying

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schwemmen in a sentence

Das Wasser schwemmt den Schmutz weg.

The water washes away the dirt.

Conjugation of schwemmen

ichschwemme
duschwemmst
er/sie/esschwemmt
wirschwemmen
ihrschwemmt
sie/Sieschwemmen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schwemmte
Perfect
hat geschwemmt

Word family

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Where schwemmen comes from

Erbwort von mittelhochdeutsch swemmen „schwimmen machen, durch Eintauchen reinigen“, das ein Kausativ zu schwimmen bildet

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Questions about schwemmen

How do you conjugate schwemmen?

Present tense: ich schwemme, du schwemmst, er schwemmt, wir schwemmen, ihr schwemmt, sie schwemmen. Simple past: schwemmte. Perfect: hat geschwemmt.

What does schwemmen mean in English?

schwemmen means "to wash / soak / rinse". For example: "Das Wasser schwemmt den Schmutz weg." — "The water washes away the dirt."

What level is schwemmen in German?

schwemmen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the cleaning & tidying vocabulary.

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