Polyglot Dictionary

verkleinern

/fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn/

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
verkleinert
past
verkleinerte
perfect
hat verkleinert

Meaning

  1. to reduce, to make smaller

    • Wir verkleinern das Foto.

      We are reducing the size of the photo.

    • Kannst du das Foto etwas verkleinern? Es ist zu groß für die Seite.

      Can you make the photo a bit smaller? It is too big for the page.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Similar words

abkürzen

Close — shortening and reducing overlap for text or size.

Practice

1 What does verkleinern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Wir ___ das Foto.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches verkleinern?

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