verb
to tweet (post on Twitter)
B1
Means: to tweet, i.e., post messages on Twitter. Auxiliary: haben (Perfekt: hat getwittert). Verb type: regular/weak, participle getwittert. Non-reflexive and non-separable. Usage: modern, colloquial for posting on Twitter; can also mean 'to tweet' in the bird sense rarely, but primarily social media. Often used with an object: etwas twittern.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.EXAMPLES
Ich habe die Nachricht getwittert.
I tweeted the message.
Er twitterte seine Meinung.
He tweeted his opinion.
Ich twittere über Neuigkeiten.
I tweet about news.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.DETAILS_LABEL
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.MNEMONICS
Imagine a little bird tapping a phone screen to post a short message.
Sounds like English 'twitter' — think of the bird-like short messages.
VOCABULARY.DETAILS.NOTES
Colloquial and modern verb borrowed from English; typically used for posting short messages on Twitter or similar platforms. Regular weak verb; perfect is formed with 'haben'.