Schwätzen Translations, meanings and synonyms

"Schwätzen" is used as verb with the meaning of "chat", "gossip" or "prattle".

Essential properties of "schwätzen"

Its most important properties are:

Properties

  • Infinitive: schwätzen
  • Simple past: schwätzte
  • Participle: geschwätzt

See full conjugation of schwätzen

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Note: These properties are not absolute. A transitive verb can be used intransitively and vice versa depending on context, and many verbs can be used reflexively even though they are not primarily reflexive.

Meanings of "schwätzen" + more translations, synonyms and antonyms

It has the meanings and uses detailed below:

1.) "To chat, gossip, or prattle"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. Wir haben den ganzen Abend nur geschwätzt.We just chatted all evening.
  2. Er schwätzt immer während des Unterrichts.He always chats during class.
  3. Sie schwätzen über alles und nichts.They chat about everything and nothing.

2.) "To speak a specific dialect"

📝 Some usage examples:
  1. In dieser Region schwätzen viele Leute schwäbisch.In this region, many people speak Swabian.
  2. Er schwätzt besser als er Hochdeutsch spricht.He speaks dialect better than he speaks High German.
  3. Sie schwätzen oft im elsässischen Dialekt.They often speak in the Alsatian dialect.
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