schwimmen

A1 Verb frequency rank #2,123

What schwimmen means

Verb

to swim (to use swimming motions to move in the water)
to swim (for pleasure, as a sport, etc.)
to swim (a certain distance)
to transport by floating

Forms

schwimmen · schwimmt · schwamm · ist geschwommen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

schwimmen in a sentence

„Willst du schwimmen oder segeln gehen?“ – „Machen wir beides!“

"Do you want to go swimming or go sailing?" "Let's do both."

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schwimmen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #2,123 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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