Verb
verkürzen
to shorten
B2
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Meanings
Verb
- to shorten
- to shorten (become shorter)
- to reduce (in distance, duration, quantity)
In a sentence
Der neue Tunnel verkürzt die Fahrzeit um zwanzig Minuten.
The new tunnel shortens the journey time by twenty minutes.
Forms
infinitive
verkürzen
he/she/it
verkürzt
simple past
verkürzte
perfect
hat verkürzt
takes + Akkusativ