schimpfen
/ˈʃɪmpfən/ verb B1- to tell off, to scold, to yell at
- to complain, to grouse, to bitch, to curse
- to call
- to call oneself · Er hat keine Ahnung von der Materie - und so jemand schimpft sich Experte! He is clueless in that field - and someone like that calls himself an expert!
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- schimpfen
- Present (er)
- schimpft
- Präteritum (er)
- schimpfte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat geschimpft
- Infinitive with zu
- zu schimpfen
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