schnappen

B2 Verb frequency rank #8,512

What schnappen means

Verb

to snap (with one’s mouth)
to breathe, gasp
to catch; to seize
to nab (a criminal)

Forms

schnappen · schnappt · schnappte · hat geschnappt

Pronunciation

schnappen in a sentence

Er schnappte nach Luft.

He gasped for air.

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schnappen is B2 German — upper-intermediate vocabulary, ranked #8,512 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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