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riechen

/ˈʁiːçən/ verb A2
  1. to smell (something); to sniff (something) (transitive)
  2. to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell (intransitive)
  3. to smell something (transitive) · Ich rieche dein Parfüm. I smell your perfume.
  4. to reek; to smell bad (intransitive)
  5. to smell · Im Haus riecht es nach gebratenem Fisch. In the house it smells like fried fish.· Der Kuchen riecht lecker! The cake smells delicious!
  6. to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone) (slang, transitive) · Ich kann ihn nicht riechen. I cannot stand him.
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Verb forms

Infinitive
riechen
Present (er)
riecht
Präteritum (er)
roch
Perfekt (er)
hat gerochen
Infinitive with zu
zu riechen

A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.

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Oft fehlen uns schlicht die Worte: Während wir Farben mühelos benennen, beschreiben wir Gerüche meist nur über ihre Quelle – etwas riecht „nach Zitrone“ oder „nach Regen“.
Warum Gerüche Erinnerungen wecken, p. 1 · C1

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Words, meanings, pronunciations and forms from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0); how common each word is from wordfreq. Made into this dictionary by FluentPlex.