schmecken

/ˈʃmɛkn̩/

verb A1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
schmeckt
past
schmeckte
perfect
hat geschmeckt

Meaning

  1. to taste (of food, or actively tasting something)

    Often used impersonally with the dative: "es schmeckt mir" (I like the taste of it).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Practice

1 What does schmecken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Kuchen ___ sehr gut.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schmecken?

See also

verbcore-vocabulary

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