Vokabahn

Verb

verbrennen

to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust

A2 rank #4,062

Meanings

Verb
  1. to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust
  2. to burn oneself, to suffer a burning
  3. to scorch
  4. to burn (to hurt the mouth by an overdose of spices)

In a sentence

Neugierige Katzen verbrennen sich die Tatzen.

Curious cats burn their paws.

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Forms

verbrennen · verbrennt · verbrannte · hat verbrannt (+ Akkusativ)

verbrennen is A2 German — still elementary vocabulary, ranked #4,062 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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