schämen
In English: to be ashamed (reflexive: sich schämen)
B1VERB
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Verb forms
- Präteritum
- schämte
- Partizip II
- geschämt
- Perfekt auxiliary
- haben
With a preposition
- sich schämen für + Akkusativ
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Example sentences
Ich habe mich geschämt.
I was ashamed.
Tatoeba · raggione · CC BY 2.0 FREr schämte sich seiner Tränen.
He was ashamed of his tears.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRSeine Mutter schämte sich seiner.
His mother was ashamed of him.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FRDu solltest dich schämen!
You ought to be ashamed of yourself.
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FRSchämen Sie sich nicht?
Are not you ashamed of yourself?
Tatoeba · Manfredo · CC BY 2.0 FRDon't forget this word
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