zerschlagen

B1 Verb frequency rank #6,474

What zerschlagen means

Verb

to smash (into pieces)
to neutralise, to defeat (an enemy unit or other grouping, not of singular combatants)
to break up, to divide (a company)
to fall through, to come to nothing (of hopes, plans)

Forms

zerschlagen · zerschlägt · zerschlug · hat zerschlagen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

zerschlagen in a sentence

Beim Renovieren hat er die alten Fliesen im Bad zerschlagen.

While renovating he smashed the old tiles in the bathroom.

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zerschlagen is B1 German — intermediate vocabulary, ranked #6,474 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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