schwimmen
See also: Schwimmen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German swimmen, from Old High German swimman, from Proto-Germanic *swimmaną. Compare Low German swimmen, Dutch zwemmen, English swim, Danish svømme.
Pronunciation
Verb
- (intransitive, auxiliary: “haben” or “sein”) to swim
- (intransitive, auxiliary: “sein”) to float
- (intransitive, colloquial, auxiliary: “sein”) to be flooded
Conjugation
preterite: schwamm, schwämme Template:de-conj-strong preterite: schwomm, schwömme Template:de-conj-strong
Related terms
Further reading
- “schwimmen” in Duden online
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