A2Vocabulary
Schwamm
In German
Schwamm
shvam
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Don't Get Confused!
❌ Looks like
Swam
In English means: "Past tense of 'swim'"
✅ Actually means
Schwamm
Sponge; mushroom (colloquial)
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Memory Tip
A German 'Schwamm' is a 'sponge' for cleaning, not something that 'swam'. It absorbs water, it doesn't move through it!
Example Sentences
1
Ich putze das Bad mit einem Schwamm.
I clean the bathroom with a sponge.
2
Dieser Schwamm ist sehr saugfähig.
This sponge is very absorbent.