den Braten riechen
to smell a rat / to see what's coming
Building blocks
Words in this expression
Grammar that uses this word
- Demonstrative pronouns (dieser/diese/dieses, this)Demonstrativpronomen (dieser/diese/dieses)
- Relative clause in the nominative (der/die/das as subject)Relativsatz im Nominativ
Examples
Er roch den und sagte den ab.
He smelled a rat and cancelled the appointment in time.