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schmecken.

to taste

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb[ˈʃmɛkn̩][ˈʃmɛkŋ̩]

  1. to taste

    copulative · weak
    Das Bier schmeckt sehr gut.
    Igitt, dieser Wein schmeckt nach Essig.

  2. to enjoy (the taste of something)

    weak
    Hat es geschmeckt?

  3. to taste good

    intransitive · weak
    Igitt! Das schmeckt nicht.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German smecken, from Old High German smecchen, from Proto-West Germanic *smakkijan (“to taste”), from Proto-West Germanic *smakku (“a taste”). Compare English smack and smatch, as well as Lithuanian smagù (“cheerful, enjoyable, pleasant”).

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