schnallen
B2#4,513Hear it
verb
- to fasten with a clasp
- to grasp, to comprehend
Forms
Present
| I | schnalle |
|---|---|
| you | schnallst |
| he, she, it | schnallt |
| we | schnallen |
| you (plural) | schnallt |
| they | schnallen |
Preterite
| I | schnallte |
|---|---|
| you | schnalltest |
| he, she, it | schnallte |
| we | schnallten |
| you (plural) | schnalltet |
| they | schnallten |
Subjunctive I
| I | schnalle |
|---|---|
| you | schnallest |
| he, she, it | schnalle |
| we | schnallen |
| you (plural) | schnallet |
| they | schnallen |
Subjunctive II
| I | schnallte |
|---|---|
| you | schnalltest |
| he, she, it | schnallte |
| we | schnallten |
| you (plural) | schnalltet |
| they | schnallten |
Imperative
| you | schnall / schnalle |
|---|---|
| you (plural) | schnallt |
Other forms
| infinitive | schnallen |
|---|---|
| past participle | geschnallt |
| present participle | schnallend |
Used in the library
- Der Neue schnallt einfach nicht, wie der Kiez funktioniert.The new guy just doesn't get how the neighbourhood works.B2Noch einmal, bitte (3) — Once more, please (3) (B2)
- Der neue Trainer hat offenbar nicht geschnallt, was dieses Spiel für die Stadt bedeutet.The new coach apparently hasn't grasped what this match means for the city.B2Noch einmal, bitte (26) — Once more, please (26) (B2)
- Die Forscher schnallten ihre Last auf die Schlitten, und die Hunde waren ihre treuesten Begleiter.The explorers strapped their loads onto the sledges, and the dogs were their most loyal companions.B2Noch einmal, bitte (12) — Once more, please (12) (B2)
Other ways to say it
- auffassento understand (something as, or in a certain way), to interpret, consider; to understand, comprehend, grasp
- begreifento grasp fully; to comprehend; to conceive, to fathom; to understand intellectually
- behirnento understand, to grasp
- blickento look (usually in a certain direction toward something); to get, to understand
- checkento check (up), to inspect, examine; to grasp, to understand
- erfassento grasp, to grip, to seize (with one's hands); to collide with, to crash into, to run over (especially of vehicles colliding with people, animals or movable objects)
- kapierento understand intellectually; to get; to grasp
- nachvollziehento understand, to comprehend (a line of thought, a development, a motivation; with a focus on how something derives from previous steps or…; to retrace (the steps of a history or development)