Verb
zerbrechen
to break into pieces, to shatter, to snap (to cause an object to come apart into discrete pieces)
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Meanings
Verb
- to break into pieces, to shatter, to snap (to cause an object to come apart into discrete pieces)
- to break into pieces, to shatter (to come apart into discrete pieces)
- to fall apart, to break up (of relationships, coalitions, groups, etc., caused by an insurmountable disagreement)
In a sentence
Das Glas ist mir aus der Hand gefallen und zerbrochen.
The glass slipped from my hand and shattered.
Forms
infinitive
zerbrechen
he/she/it
zerbricht
simple past
zerbrach
perfect
ist zerbrochen (intransitiv); hat zerbrochen
takes + Akkusativ