Vokabahn

schimpfen

A2 Verb frequency rank #8,319

What schimpfen means

Verb

  1. to tell off, to scold, to yell at
  2. to complain, to grouse, to bitch, to curse
  3. to call
  4. to call oneself

Forms

schimpfen · schimpft · schimpfte · hat geschimpft (+ Akkusativ; mit + Dativ; über + Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

schimpfen in a sentence

Meine Mutter hat mit mir geschimpft, weil ich zu spät nach Hause gekommen bin.

My mother told me off because I came home too late.

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schimpfen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #8,319 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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