zerdrücken

/tsɛɐ̯ˈdʁʏkn̩/

verb B2

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
zerdrückt
past
zerdrückte
perfect
hat zerdrückt

Meaning

  1. to crush, to mash

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Similar words

zerstampfen

zerstampfen implies a more forceful, repeated stamping motion, like mashing potatoes; zerdrücken is more general crushing.

Similar in other languages

Spanish

apretar

Close — to crush/mash relates to squeezing.

Practice

1 What does zerdrücken mean?

2 Fill the gap: Sie ___ die Kartoffeln.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zerdrücken?

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