German

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Etymology

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zer- +‎ schlagen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [t͡sɛɐ̯ˈʃlaːɡn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: zer‧schla‧gen

Verb

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zerschlagen (class 6 strong, third-person singular present zerschlägt, past tense zerschlug, past participle zerschlagen, past subjunctive zerschlüge, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to smash
  2. (transitive) to neutralise (an enemy)
  3. (transitive) to break up, to divide
  4. (reflexive) to fail

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