Polyglot Dictionary

zersplittern

/tsɛɐ̯ˈʃplɪtɐn/

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

Forms

present
zersplittert
past
zersplitterte
perfect
ist zersplittert

Meaning

  1. to shatter

    • Das Glas zersplitterte.

      The glass shattered.

    • Die Scheibe zersplitterte beim Aufprall. Überall lagen Glassplitter.

      The pane shattered on impact. Glass splinters lay everywhere.

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Similar words

zerbrechen

zersplittern is more about shattering into many small splinter-like pieces; zerbrechen is more general breaking.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

despedaçar

despedaçar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shatter."

Portuguese

estilhaçar

estilhaçar is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to shatter."

Practice

1 What does zersplittern mean?

2 Fill the gap: Das Glas ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zersplittern?

verb

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