Before you start
Meet riechen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 6 meanings
- (transitive) to smell (something); to sniff (something)
- (intransitive) to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
- (transitive) to smell something
- (intransitive) to reek; to smell bad
- (copulative) to smell [with nach (+ dative) ‘like/of something’]
- (transitive, slang) to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone)
Forms
How riechen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | rieche | roch |
| du | riechst | rochst |
| er/sie/es | riecht | roch |
| wir | riechen | rochen |
| ihr | riecht | rocht |
| Sie | riechen | rochen |
Partizip II gerochen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Die Blumen riechen gut.The flowers smell nice.present tense, main clause
- 2Ich habe an der Blume gerochen.I smelled the flower.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich weiß, dass das Essen gut riecht.I know that the food smells good.verb at the end after dass