schwanen
to have a presentiment; to suspect (something bad)
English translations
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swans
Word details
- German meaning
- (veraltet) ahnen, vermuten; eine vage Vorstellung von etwas haben.
- English meaning
- To suspect, to have a hunch
- Synonym
- ahnen, vermuten
- German example
- Ich schwanete, dass etwas nicht stimmte.
- English example
- I suspected that something was wrong.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich None du None er/sie/es ich schwant wir None ihr None sie schwanen
- Past Participle
- ich None du None er/sie/es hat geschwant wir None ihr None sie haben geschwant
- Past
- ich None du None er/sie/es schwante wir None ihr None sie schwanten
Related words
- Schwanengesang
Swan song
- Schwanenteich
Swan pond
- Schwanenhalsmikrofon
A gooseneck microphone is a microphone that is attached to a flexible, gooseneck-like arm.
- Schwanenhals
Gooseneck
- Blumenbinse
Flowering rush
- Trauerschwan
Black swan
- Höckerschwan
mute swan
- Zwergschwan
A Bewick's swan is a small species of swan that breeds in arctic regions and winters in temperate zones.
Example sentences with “schwanen”
Mir schwant Böses. (I have a bad feeling about this.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'schwanen' used in all tenses?
It is almost exclusively used in the present tense and only with the dative case (mir schwant).