zerschlagen

German

Etymology

zer- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: zer‧schla‧gen

Verb

zerschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present zerschlägt, past tense zerschlug, past participle zerschlagen, past subjunctive zerschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to smash (into pieces)
    Synonyms: zertrümmern, (colloquial) zerdeppern
  2. (transitive) to neutralise, to defeat (an enemy unit or other grouping, not of singular combatants)
    Synonym: besiegen
  3. (transitive) to break up, to divide (a company)
  4. (reflexive) to fall through, to come to nothing (of hopes, plans)

Conjugation

Derived terms

  • Zerschlager
  • Zerschlagung

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