Vocabulary
schwitzen
· verb
to sweat
In the sauna, at the gym, on a hot summer day — or before an exam or a big presentation, when your nerves get the better of you.
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Conjugation
- ich
- schwitze
- du
- schwitzt
- er/sie/es
- schwitzt
- wir
- schwitzen
- ihr
- schwitzt
- sie/Sie
- schwitzen
Perfekt hat geschwitztPräteritum schwitzte
One word, many lives
Tap a meaning. Real German isn't a dictionary translation.
schwitzen
to sweat
Obwohl es nur neunzehn Grad waren, schwitzte er wie in der Sauna.
Although it was only nineteen degrees, he was sweating as if he were in a sauna.
Word family
schwitzender Schweißsweatverschwitztsweatyins Schwitzen kommento break into a sweat (also: to get into difficulties)
Common combinations
- stark schwitzento sweat a lot
- vor Angst / vor Aufregung schwitzento sweat with fear / with nerves
Common learner mistakes
- Ich bin heiß und schwitze.Mir ist heiß, und ich schwitze.To say you feel hot, German uses mir ist heiß (dative). „Ich bin heiß“ means something very different!
Real examples
- Obwohl es nur neunzehn Grad waren, schwitzte er wie in der Sauna.Although it was only nineteen degrees, he was sweating as if he were in a sauna.
- Beim Joggen schwitze ich immer sehr stark.I always sweat a lot when I go jogging.
- Vor der Prüfung habe ich so geschwitzt, dass mein Hemd ganz nass war.Before the exam I sweated so much that my shirt was soaking wet.
