schwimmen
/ˈʃvɪmən/ verb A1- 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
- to float, to be floating
- to float (somewhere), to move (somewhere) by floating
- to be doused or covered in liquid
- to be swimming in (money, etc.)
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schwimmen
- Present (er)
- schwimmt
- Präteritum (er)
- schwamm
- Perfekt (er)
- ist geschwommen
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schwimmen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
From the library
Mittwoch: Ich gehe schwimmen.
Aber ich schwimme 20 Bahnen.
Im Sommer schwimmen viele Leute im Fluss durch die Stadt.
Man muss nur wenig schwimmen, weil der Rhein so schnell fließt.
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