schwimmen

A1

to swim

English meaning
to swim
Vocabulary package
Water Sports & Swimming

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schwimmen in a sentence

Ich schwimme jeden Tag einen Kilometer.

I swim one kilometre every day.

Conjugation of schwimmen

ichschwimme
duschwimmst
er/sie/eser/sie/es schwimmt
wirschwimmen
ihrschwimmt
sie/Sieschwimmen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schwamm
Perfect
ist geschwommen

Where schwimmen comes from

Es handelt sich um ein seit dem 8. Jahrhundert bezeugtes Erbwort, dessen althochdeutsche Form swimman *swemm-a- Bedeutung 16 im Sinne von ‚sich unsicher fühlen; den Text nicht beherrschen‘ ist theatersprachlich seit dem frühen 19.

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Questions about schwimmen

How do you conjugate schwimmen?

Present tense: ich schwimme, du schwimmst, er/sie/es schwimmt, wir schwimmen, ihr schwimmt, sie schwimmen. Simple past: schwamm. Perfect: ist geschwommen.

What does schwimmen mean in English?

schwimmen means "to swim". For example: "Ich schwimme jeden Tag einen Kilometer." — "I swim one kilometre every day."

What level is schwimmen in German?

schwimmen is a A1 word — a1 — beginner. It belongs to the water sports & swimming vocabulary.

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