German word
rauchen in German sentences
rauchen means "to smoke" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Der Kamin raucht bei feuchtem Holz.
The chimney smokes with damp wood.
Wir rauchen nicht im Haus.
We do not smoke in the house.
Lara raucht seit einem Jahr nicht mehr.
Lara has not smoked for a year.
Lara raucht nicht vor der Schule.
Lara does not smoke in front of the school.
Nach dem Regen raucht der Grill nur kurz.
After the rain, the grill smokes only briefly.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive rauchen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.