speien

C1

to spit / spew / spout

English meaning
to spit / spew / spout

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speien in a sentence

Der Vulkan speiet Lava.

The volcano spews lava.

Conjugation of speien

ichspeie
duspeist
er/sie/eser/sie/es speit
wirspeien
ihrspeit
sie/Siespeien
Simple past (er/sie/es)
spie
Perfect
hat gespien

Where speien comes from

mittelhochdeutsch spīwen, spīen, althochdeutsch spīwan, spīan, germanisch *speiwa- "speien", belegt seit dem 9. Jahrhundert

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Questions about speien

How do you conjugate speien?

Present tense: ich speie, du speist, er/sie/es speit, wir speien, ihr speit, sie speien. Simple past: spie. Perfect: hat gespien.

What does speien mean in English?

speien means "to spit / spew / spout". For example: "Der Vulkan speiet Lava." — "The volcano spews lava."

What level is speien in German?

speien is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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