zerschlagen

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German

Etymology

zer- +‎ schlagen

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  • Hyphenation: zer‧schla‧gen

Verb

zerschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present zerschlägt, past tense zerschlug, past participle zerschlagen, past subjunctive zerschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to smash
  2. (transitive) to neutralise (an enemy)
  3. (transitive) to break up, to divide
  4. (reflexive) to fail

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