abstürzen

/ˈapˌʃtʏʁtsn̩/

verb B1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
stürzt ab
past
stürzte ab
perfect
ist abgestürzt

Meaning

  1. to crash, to fall

    Built from ab (off, away) + stürzen (to fall heavily).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Punctual Transitivity Intransitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: punctual. Transitivity: intransitive.

Made of

  • ab off, away
  • stürzen to fall heavily

Practice

1 What does abstürzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Flugzeug ist ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches abstürzen?

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