Before you start
Meet schwingen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
All 13 meanings
- (intransitive) to swing (to move back and forth) [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive) to move (somewhere) by swinging [auxiliary sein]
- (transitive or reflexive) to swing (to move something using a swinging motion) [auxiliary haben]
- (transitive) to wave; to brandish [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive, physics) to vibrate [auxiliary haben]
- (intransitive, physics) to oscillate [auxiliary haben]
Forms
How schwingen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | schwinge | schwang |
| du | schwingst | schwangst |
| er/sie/es | schwingt | schwang |
| wir | schwingen | schwangen |
| ihr | schwingt | schwangt |
| Sie | schwingen | schwangen |
Partizip II geschwungen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Ich schwinge den Arm.I swing my arm.present main clause
- 2Sie hat das Seil über den Kopf geschwungen.She swung the rope over her head.Perfekt with haben
- 3Der Ast bewegt sich, wenn der Wind ihn schwingt.The branch moves when the wind makes it swing.verb at the end after wenn