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Etymology

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Borrowed from Latin dēstruēre.

Pronunciation

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  • Hyphenation: de‧stru‧e‧ren
  • Rhymes: -eːrən

Verb

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destrueren (transitive, formal, dated)

  1. to destroy (euthanize, put down; mainly used for farm animals)
    Synonym: vernietigen
  2. to destruct, destroy (damage beyond repair)
    Synonym: vernietigen

Conjugation

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Conjugation of destrueren (weak)
infinitive destrueren
past singular destrueerde
past participle gedestrueerd
infinitive destrueren
gerund destrueren n
present tense past tense
1st person singular destrueer destrueerde
2nd person sing. (jij) destrueert, destrueer2 destrueerde
2nd person sing. (u) destrueert destrueerde
2nd person sing. (gij) destrueert destrueerde
3rd person singular destrueert destrueerde
plural destrueren destrueerden
subjunctive sing.1 destruere destrueerde
subjunctive plur.1 destrueren destrueerden
imperative sing. destrueer
imperative plur.1 destrueert
participles destruerend gedestrueerd
1) Archaic. 2) In case of inversion.
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