überschwappen

C1

to splash over / spill over / slop over

English meaning
to splash over / spill over / slop over

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überschwappen in a sentence

Das Wasser überschwappte aus dem vollen Glas.

The water splashed over from the full glass.

Conjugation of überschwappen

überschwappen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichschwappe über
duschwappst über
er/sie/esschwappt über
wirschwappen über
ihrschwappt über
sie/Sieschwappen über
Simple past (er/sie/es)
schwappte über
Perfect
ist übergeschwappt

Word family

überschwappen is built from schwappen (to slosh / slop / splash), das Wappen (coat of arms / blazon) and über (over, across). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Words that go with überschwappen

Questions about überschwappen

How do you conjugate überschwappen?

Present tense: schwappe über, schwappst über, schwappt über, schwappen über, schwappt über, schwappen über. Simple past: schwappte über. Perfect: ist übergeschwappt. überschwappen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does überschwappen mean in English?

überschwappen means "to splash over / spill over / slop over". For example: "Das Wasser überschwappte aus dem vollen Glas." — "The water splashed over from the full glass."

What level is überschwappen in German?

überschwappen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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