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    die Vorlesung schwänzen

    Grammar & Usage

    fixed expression
    informal

    How it works

    This is a verb phrase consisting of a definite feminine article ('die'), a feminine noun ('Vorlesung'), and a verb ('schwänzen'). The noun 'Vorlesung' is in the accusative case, as 'schwänzen' takes a direct object. The verb 'schwänzen' is regular and can be conjugated for tense and person, typically used in sentences like 'Ich schwänze die Vorlesung.'

    Sample sentences

    Ich habe keine Lust auf Mathe, ich glaube, ich werde heute die Vorlesung schwänzen.

    I don't feel like math, I think I'll skip the lecture today.

    Warum schwänzt du immer die Vorlesungen und wunderst dich dann über schlechte Noten?

    Why do you always skip the lectures and then wonder about bad grades?

    Als Student musste er manchmal die Vorlesung schwänzen, um Geld zu verdienen.

    As a student, he sometimes had to skip lectures to earn money.

    Quick facts

    gender:The noun 'Vorlesung' is feminine (die Vorlesung).
    separable_verb:Schwänzen is not a separable verb.
    historical_context:The verb 'schwänzen' originally meant 'to swing/dangle' and later 'to hang back' or 'to avoid work'.
    conjugation_schwänzen:[object Object]

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    Example

    Ich habe keine Lust auf Mathe, ich glaube, ich werde heute die Vorlesung schwänzen.

    I don't feel like math, I think I'll skip the lecture today.

    Warum schwänzt du immer die Vorlesungen und wunderst dich dann über schlechte Noten?

    Why do you always skip the lectures and then wonder about bad grades?

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