chatten
Translation
to chat (online)
Examples
Ich chatte oft mit meinen Freunden.
I often chat with my friends.
Wir haben gestern Abend lange gechattet.
We chatted for a long time yesterday evening.
Grammar Patterns
to chat ((with sb.)) to chat (with sb.) I'm chatting with my girlfriend.
to chat ((about sth.)) to chat (about sth.) We're chatting about the new movie.
Similar Words
sich unterhalten (to converse), plaudern (to chat, to chatter), reden (to talk)
Etymology
Borrowed from the English verb 'to chat'.
Memory Tips
This is a regular (weak) verb in German. It conjugates simply: ich chatte, du chattest, er chattet...