verb#1,325 by frequency
riechen
/ˈʁiːçn̩/
to smell; to sniff; to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
- er/sie/es
- riecht
- past
- roch
- past participle
- gerochen
Meanings
- 1
to smell (something); to sniff (something)
Es riecht nach starkem Kaffee.
It smells of strong coffee.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Es riecht hier so seltsam.
It smells strange here.
Tatoeba · Hans07 · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to use the sense of smell; to detect a smell
- 3
to smell something
- 4
to reek; to smell bad
- 5
to smellrare
- 6
to tolerate (someone); to stand (someone)rare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | rieche | roch |
| du | riechst | rochst |
| er/sie/es | riecht | roch |
| wir | riechen | rochen |
| ihr | riecht | rocht |
| sie/Sie | riechen | rochen |