reißen

A1 Verb frequency rank #3,637

What reißen means

Verb

to tear (something); to pull (something) apart; to rip (something)
to break; to become torn apart
to snatch; to wrench; to yank; to drag; to tug; to pull on (something)
to kill a prey animal

Forms

reißen · reißt · riss · hat gerissen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

reißen in a sentence

Der Hund wollte das Kissen in Stücke reißen.

The dog wanted to tear the cushion to pieces.

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reißen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #3,637 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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