Vokabahn

zerbrechen

A1 Verb frequency rank #7,795

What zerbrechen means

Verb

  1. to break into pieces, to shatter, to snap (to cause an object to come apart into discrete pieces)
  2. to break into pieces, to shatter (to come apart into discrete pieces)
  3. to fall apart, to break up (of relationships, coalitions, groups, etc., caused by an insurmountable disagreement)

Forms

zerbrechen · zerbricht · zerbrach · ist zerbrochen (intransitiv); hat zerbrochen (+ Akkusativ)

Pronunciation

zerbrechen in a sentence

Das Glas ist mir aus der Hand gefallen und zerbrochen.

The glass slipped from my hand and shattered.

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zerbrechen is A1 German — one of the first words a beginner meets, ranked #7,795 of 13,000 by how often it appears in written German.

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