erdrücken
B2to crush / overwhelm
- English meaning
- to crush / overwhelm
- CEFR level
- B2 — Upper-Intermediate
- Dictionary
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erdrücken in a sentence
Die Schulden erdrücken die ganze Familie.
The debts overwhelm the whole family.
Conjugation of erdrücken
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- erdrückte
- Perfect
- hat erdrückt
Word family
erdrücken is built from der Rücken (back (body)). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Where erdrücken comes from
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Words that go with erdrücken
Questions about erdrücken
How do you conjugate erdrücken?
Present tense: ich erdrücke, du erdrückst, er erdrückt, wir erdrücken, ihr erdrückt, sie erdrücken. Simple past: erdrückte. Perfect: hat erdrückt.
What does erdrücken mean in English?
erdrücken means "to crush / overwhelm". For example: "Die Schulden erdrücken die ganze Familie." — "The debts overwhelm the whole family."
What level is erdrücken in German?
erdrücken is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate.
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