schmatzen
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German
[edit]Etymology
[edit]From Middle High German smatzen, from older smackezen, from the root of Schmackes (“force, power”).
Pronunciation
[edit]Verb
[edit]schmatzen (weak, third-person singular present schmatzt, past tense schmatzte, past participle geschmatzt, auxiliary haben)
- (intransitive) to smack, to chomp (to make smacking or squelching sounds, especially while chewing; to eat noisily)
- (intransitive, Bavaria) to chat (to be engaged in informal conversation)
Conjugation
[edit]infinitive | schmatzen | ||||
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present participle | schmatzend | ||||
past participle | geschmatzt | ||||
auxiliary | haben | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich schmatze | wir schmatzen | i | ich schmatze | wir schmatzen |
du schmatzt | ihr schmatzt | du schmatzest | ihr schmatzet | ||
er schmatzt | sie schmatzen | er schmatze | sie schmatzen | ||
preterite | ich schmatzte | wir schmatzten | ii | ich schmatzte1 | wir schmatzten1 |
du schmatztest | ihr schmatztet | du schmatztest1 | ihr schmatztet1 | ||
er schmatzte | sie schmatzten | er schmatzte1 | sie schmatzten1 | ||
imperative | schmatz (du) schmatze (du) |
schmatzt (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
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