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schmecken

taste

verb SHME-ken Less Common
Food & Drink Cooking

Usage Note

schmecken describes how food tastes and, crucially, whether someone likes it: das schmeckt mir literally means 'that tastes to me', i.e. 'I find it delicious'. The person enjoying it takes the dative, not the subject slot as in English.

Examples

"Der Kuchen schmeckt sehr gut."

Natural Translation

The cake tastes very good.

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