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riechen: to smell — meaning and examples | JadoLearn

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riechen

to smell

to smell something or to give off a smell

IPA/ˈʁiːçən/

Primary stress is on rie.

riechen: to smell

Meaning 1neutral · 90%

to smell something or to give off a smell

In der Küche riecht es nach Suppe.

Riech mal an der Blume.

Ich habe den Rauch sofort gerochen.

For 'smells like', use nach + dative: nach Kaffee, nach Blumen.

nach Kaffee riechen — to smell like coffeegut riechen — to smell good

Es riecht Kaffee.

Es riecht nach Kaffee.

The source smell uses nach + dative.

Say Es riecht nach Brot, not Es riecht Brot.

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Which sentence is correct?

For smells, use nach + dative: Es riecht nach Kaffee. riechen is irregular: roch, gerochen.