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GERMAN VERB

schmeißen

to chuck, to throw

  • #495 most used
  • Strong verb
  • Past participle: geschmissen

Conjugation

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Present

Präsens · now, habits and facts

  1. ich I chuck
  2. du you chuck
  3. er, sie, es he/she chucks
  4. wir we chuck
  5. ihr you all chuck
  6. sie, Sie they chuck

Simple past

Präteritum · the past of writing, and of sein, haben and the modals in speech

  1. ich I chucked
  2. du you chucked
  3. er, sie, es he/she chucked
  4. wir we chucked
  5. ihr you all chucked
  6. sie, Sie they chucked

Perfect

Perfekt · the past of speech: “habe gemacht”

  1. ich I have chucked
  2. du you have chucked
  3. er, sie, es he/she has chucked
  4. wir we have chucked
  5. ihr you all have chucked
  6. sie, Sie they have chucked

Future

Futur I · “werden”; in speech the present with “morgen” does the job

  1. ich I will chuck
  2. du you will chuck
  3. er, sie, es he/she will chuck
  4. wir we will chuck
  5. ihr you all will chuck
  6. sie, Sie they will chuck

Conditional

Konjunktiv II · “would”: “würde”, and “wäre”, “hätte”, “könnte”

  1. ich I would chuck
  2. du you would chuck
  3. er, sie, es he/she would chuck
  4. wir we would chuck
  5. ihr you all would chuck
  6. sie, Sie they would chuck

Imperative

Imperativ · requests and orders: du, ihr, Sie

  1. du chuck!
  2. ihr chuck! (all of you)
  3. Sie chuck! (formal)

How to use schmeißen

One sentence for each tense, the way people say it.

  1. Present

    Ich schmeiße die alten Zeitungen weg.

    I'm chucking out the old newspapers.

  2. Simple past

    Er schmiss seine Jacke aufs Sofa.

    He chucked his jacket onto the sofa.

  3. Perfect

    Wer hat die Banane in den Müll geschmissen?

    Who chucked the banana in the bin?

  4. Future

    Wir werden am Samstag eine Party schmeißen.

    We're going to throw a party on Saturday.

  5. Conditional

    Ich würde den Job nicht einfach schmeißen.

    I wouldn't just chuck in the job.

  6. Imperative

    Schmeiß mir mal die Schlüssel rüber!

    Chuck me the keys!

Good to know

  • Schmeißen is the casual werfen. Eine Party schmeißen is to throw a party.

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The same pattern, on other verbs: strong verb.