Polyglot Dictionary

verbrennen

/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən/

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

Forms

present (3rd sg.)
verbrennt
past
verbrannte
perfect
hat verbrannt

Meaning

  1. to burn (up)

    Built from brennen (to burn); can be transitive or intransitive.

    • Die alten Briefe wurden verbrannt.

      The old letters were burned.

    • Er verbrannte die alten Briefe im Ofen. Die Asche warf er in den Garten.

      He burned the old letters in the stove. He threw the ashes into the garden.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abbrennen

Abbrennen is burning down completely — a building, fireworks going off; verbrennen is the general word for burning, including getting burned.

Practice

1 What does verbrennen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die alten Briefe wurden ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verbrennen?

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