Polyglot Dictionary

schwingen

/ˈʃvɪŋən/

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
schwingt
past
schwang
perfect
hat geschwungen

Meaning

  1. to swing

    • Sie schwang den Stab durch die Luft.

      She swung the wand through the air.

    • Das Pendel der Uhr schwingt hin und her. Das gleichmäßige Ticken beruhigt mich.

      The pendulum of the clock swings back and forth. The steady ticking calms me.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

baumeln

Baumeln is to dangle or swing loosely and passively (legs dangling off a chair); schwingen is to swing with active, deliberate motion.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

balançar

balançar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to swing."

Practice

1 What does schwingen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ den Stab durch die Luft.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches schwingen?

See also

verbirregular

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