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schwätzen

schwätzen

See also: schwatzen and Schwatzen

German

Verb

schwätzen (third-person singular simple present schwätzt, past tense schwätzte, past participle geschwätzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to babble (to talk much)

Conjugation


This German entry was created from the translations listed at babble. It may be less reliable than other entries, and may be missing parts of speech or additional senses. Please also see schwätzen in the German Wiktionary. This notice will be removed when the entry is checked. (more information) August 2009


Luxembourgish

Etymology

From Middle High German swetzen. Cognate with German schwätzen, schwatzen.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈʃwætsən/

Verb

schwätzen (third-person singular present schwätzt, past participle geschwat, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (intransitive) to speak
    Schwätzt méi lues, ech kann Dir net verstoen.
    Speak more slowly, I can't understand you.
  2. (transitive) to speak (a language)
    Hie schwätzt keen Englesch.
    He doesn't speak English.

Conjugation

Regular
infinitive schwätzen
participle geschwat
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular schwätzen
2nd singular schwätz schwätz
3rd singular schwätzt
1st plural schwätzen
2nd plural schwätzt schwätzt
3rd plural schwätzen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.

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