Polyglot Dictionary

entzweien

/ɛntˈtsvaɪ̯ən/

verb C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

present
entzweit
past
entzweite
perfect
hat entzweit

Meaning

  1. to divide, to set at odds

    Built from ent- (un-) + zwei (two).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • ent- un-
  • zwei two

Similar words

trennen

Entzweien specifically means to set two people or groups at odds with each other; trennen is the general word for separating things, with no implication of conflict.

Practice

1 What does entzweien mean?

2 Fill the gap: Der Streit ___ die Familie.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches entzweien?

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