German word
schwimmen in German sentences
schwimmen means "to swim" in English. Learn the word with article or verb notes, real German examples, and sentence practice.
Examples
Das Kind schwimmt im See.
The child swims in the lake.
Wir schwimmen morgens im Hallenbad.
We swim in the indoor pool in the mornings.
Lara schwimmt nach der Arbeit langsam.
Lara swims slowly after work.
Lara schwimmt nicht allein bei Sturm.
Lara does not swim alone during a storm.
Der Fisch schwimmt unter der Brücke.
The fish swims under the bridge.
Common mistake
Do not memorize only the infinitive schwimmen. Read it in short sentences so word order and forms become familiar.