quatschen

German

Etymology

Uncertain. An onomatopoeic origin (similar to klatschen or patschen) has been suggested, or a derivation from Middle High German quāt (“bad, evil”), from Old High German quat (“mud, dirt”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈkvatʃn̩/, /ˈkvatʃən/
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Verb

quatschen (weak, third-person singular present quatscht, past tense quatschte, past participle gequatscht, auxiliary haben)

  1. (colloquial, derogatory) to talk nonsense
  2. (colloquial) to chatter, babble

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading
  • “quatschen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • “quatschen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • “quatschen” in Duden online
  • “quatschen” in OpenThesaurus.de
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