zerfallen

/tsɛɐ̯ˈfalən/

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
zerfällt
past
zerfiel
perfect
ist zerfallen

Meaning

  1. to disintegrate

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

Similar in other languages

Spanish

desintegrar

desintegrar is the Spanish word for the same thing — both mean "to disintegrate."

Portuguese

desintegrar

desintegrar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to disintegrate."

Practice

1 What does zerfallen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das alte Haus ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zerfallen?

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