kaputtgehen
B1to break
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- to break
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kaputtgehen in a sentence
Pass bitte mit diesem Glas auf. Es geht leicht kaputt.
Please be careful with this glass. It breaks easily.
Conjugation of kaputtgehen
kaputtgehen is a separable verb — the prefix splits off and goes to the end of the clause.
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- ging kaputt
- Perfect
- ist kaputtgegangen
Word family
kaputtgehen is built from kaputt (broken) and gehen (go, walk). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
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Questions about kaputtgehen
How do you conjugate kaputtgehen?
Present tense: gehe kaputt, gehst kaputt, geht kaputt, gehen kaputt, geht kaputt, gehen kaputt. Simple past: ging kaputt. Perfect: ist kaputtgegangen. kaputtgehen is a separable verb, so the prefix moves to the end of the clause.
What does kaputtgehen mean in English?
kaputtgehen means "to break". For example: "Pass bitte mit diesem Glas auf. Es geht leicht kaputt." — "Please be careful with this glass. It breaks easily."
What level is kaputtgehen in German?
kaputtgehen is a B1 word — b1 — intermediate. It belongs to the breaking & repairing vocabulary.
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