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German
Etymology
From Middle High German , zer- + reißen.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯sn̩/, /t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʁaɪ̯sən/
- Hyphenation: zer‧rei‧ßen
Verb
zerreißen (class 1 strong, third-person singular present zerreißt, past tense zerriss, past participle zerrissen, auxiliary haben or sein)
- (intransitive) to rip, to tear
Es sieht aus als wäre dein Hemd zerrissen.- It looks like your shirt is torn.
1827, Heinrich Heine, Buch der Lieder [Book of Songs], Hamburg: Hoffmann und Campe:Und wenn das Herz im Leibe ist zerrissen, / Zerrissen, und zerschnitten, und zerstochen / Dann bleibt uns doch das schöne gelle Lachen.- (please add an English translation of this quotation)
- (transitive) to rip up, to tear up
Sie zerriss den Brief in viele kleine Stückchen, die sie eins nach dem anderen ins Feuer warf.- She tore the letter up into many small pieces, which she threw into the fire one at a time.
- (transitive) to disrupt, to break (silence, calm, etc.)
Ein Schuss zerriss plötzlich die Stille.- Suddenly, a shot broke the silence.
Conjugation
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
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