Adverb
zugrunde
to ruin, to destruction (zugrunde gehen = to be ruined, to perish)
B2
rank #3,806
Meanings
Adverb
- to ruin, to destruction (zugrunde gehen = to be ruined, to perish)
- as basis
In a sentence
Viele kleine Läden gehen an der großen Konkurrenz zugrunde.
Many small shops are ruined by the big competition.