schlucken
A2#1,597Hear it
verb
- to swallow
- to gulpswallow one's spittle out of fear etc.
- to gobble upannex, e.g. another company
- to swallow; to accept; to put up with
- to buy, to be deceived by
Forms
Present
| I | schlucke |
|---|---|
| you | schluckst |
| he, she, it | schluckt |
| we | schlucken |
| you (plural) | schluckt |
| they | schlucken |
Preterite
| I | schluckte |
|---|---|
| you | schlucktest |
| he, she, it | schluckte |
| we | schluckten |
| you (plural) | schlucktet |
| they | schluckten |
Subjunctive I
| I | schlucke |
|---|---|
| you | schluckest |
| he, she, it | schlucke |
| we | schlucken |
| you (plural) | schlucket |
| they | schlucken |
Subjunctive II
| I | schluckte |
|---|---|
| you | schlucktest |
| he, she, it | schluckte |
| we | schluckten |
| you (plural) | schlucktet |
| they | schluckten |
Imperative
| you | schluck / schlucke |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | schluckt |
Other forms
| infinitive | schlucken |
|---|---|
| past participle | geschluckt |
| present participle | schluckend |
Used in the library
- Der Bürgermeister ist nervös und schluckt, als sie ihn befragt.The mayor is nervous and swallows when she questions him.A2Der Tote im Bootshaus — The dead man in the boathouse (A2)
- „Sie kennen Herrn Lorenz, nicht wahr?", fragt Aydin ruhig. Die Frau schluckt."You know Mr Lorenz, don't you?" Aydin asks calmly. The woman swallows.A2Alarm im Nachtzug — Alarm on the night train (A2)
- „Ich habe mit dem Diebstahl nichts zu tun. Sie irren sich", sagt er und schluckt."I've got nothing to do with the theft. You're mistaken," he says, and swallows.A2Das gestohlene Bild — The stolen painting (A2)
- Kohlhaas las den Zettel, steckte ihn in den Mund und schluckte ihn hinunter.Kohlhaas read the note, put it in his mouth and swallowed it.B1Das Recht des Michael Kohlhaas — The Justice of Michael Kohlhaas