schmelzen

/ˈʃmɛltsn̩/

verb B1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

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

Forms

present
schmilzt
past
schmolz
perfect
ist geschmolzen

Meaning

  1. to melt

V Category Occurrence Concreteness Concrete Agency Involuntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: occurrence. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: involuntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

zerschmelzen

schmelzen and zerschmelzen are close synonyms for "to melt"; zerschmelzen is more emphatic, melting completely away.

Similar in other languages

French

faire fondre

faire fondre is the French word for the same thing — both mean "to melt."

Portuguese

derreter

derreter is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to melt."

Practice

1 What does schmelzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Schnee ___ in der Frühlingssonne.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schmelzen?

See also

verbirregular

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