schwänzen
[ʃwˈæntsən]
to skip (a lesson), to play truant
Example
Bei deem schéine Wieder hätt ech Loscht, fir d'Museksprouf ze schwänzen!
In such lovely weather I would like to skip the music class!
How to conjugate schwänzen
Past participle: geschwänzt · Auxiliary: hunn · Imperative: schwänz! · schwänzt!
| Present | Perfect | |
|---|---|---|
| ech | schwänzen | hu geschwänzt |
| du | schwänz | hues geschwänzt |
| hien / si / hatt | schwänzt | huet geschwänzt |
| mir | schwänzen | hu geschwänzt |
| dir | schwänzt | hutt geschwänzt |
| si | schwänzen | hu geschwänzt |
Taught in B1 · School and learning
Talk about school and studying: the school year, subjects, the timetable and exams, and how languages come into it.
Other words in this lesson
- de Schoulsystem — the school system
- d'Schouljoer — the school year; the year at school
- de Schoulufank — the start of the school year
- d'Schoulvakanz — the school holidays
- d'Schoulfach — the school subject
- d'Mathematik — mathematics
- d'Friemsprooch — the foreign language
- de Stonneplang — the timetable
- d'Lektioun — the lesson
- d'Léierbuch — the coursebook
- d'Wierderbuch — the dictionary
- de Klassekomerod — the classmate
- de Schouldirekter — the headmaster
- d'Referat — the presentation, talk
- d'Prüfung — the test, exam
- den Examen — the exam
- d'Mentioun — the distinction (top grade)
- bestoen — to pass (an exam)
- auswenneg — by heart
- de Sproochenunterrecht — language teaching
- abannen — to include
- glécklech — happy
- packen — to pass, to manage
- d'Schoul — school