abblättern

to flake off / peel

English meaning: to flake off / peel
CEFR level: German B2 vocabulary list
Dictionary: German words with A

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abblättern in a sentence

Die alte Farbe blättert von der Wand ab.
The old paint is flaking off the wall.

Conjugation of abblättern

abblättern is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.

ichblättere ab

dublätterst ab

er/sie/esblättert ab

wirblättern ab

ihrblättert ab

sie/Sieblättern ab

Simple past (er/sie/es): blätterte ab
Perfect: ist abgeblättert

Words that go with abblättern

abbringento dissuade abfedernto cushion / absorb a shock abgesondertseparate / isolated / incommunicado abklingento fade away / die away / subside ablassento drain / let off / blow off / desist absägento saw off / down absaufento drown / flood abschirmento protect / shield / screen / insulate abschottento seal off / screen absenkento lower / sink abtupfento blot / dab away abweichento differ / deviate / diverge / vary

Questions about abblättern

How do you conjugate abblättern?

Present tense: blättere ab, blätterst ab, blättert ab, blättern ab, blättert ab, blättern ab. Simple past: blätterte ab. Perfect: ist abgeblättert. abblättern is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.

What does abblättern mean in English?

abblättern means "to flake off / peel". For example: "Die alte Farbe blättert von der Wand ab." — "The old paint is flaking off the wall."

What level is abblättern in German?

abblättern is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.

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