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Usages of lächeln
sie lächelt
she smiles
Sie lächelt zu ihm herüber.
She smiles at him.
We are watching the story from the eyes of the little man. So the smile comes towards us: herüber
Er lächelt zurück.
He smiles back.
We could have used our new word hinüber. here:
Er lächelt zu ihr hinüber.
Test yourself: What does lächeln mean?
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