verzerren

B2

to distort / skew

English meaning
to distort / skew
Vocabulary package
Breaking & Repairing

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verzerren in a sentence

Der Sturm verzerrt die Bäume.

The storm distorts the trees.

Conjugation of verzerren

ichverzerre
duverzerrst
er/sie/esverzerrt
wirverzerren
ihrverzerrt
sie/Sieverzerren
Simple past (er/sie/es)
verzerrte
Perfect
hat verzerrt

Word family

verzerren is built from zerren (to tug). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where verzerren comes from

Ableitung von zerren mit dem Präfix ver-

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Questions about verzerren

How do you conjugate verzerren?

Present tense: verzerre, verzerrst, verzerrt, verzerren, verzerrt, verzerren. Simple past: verzerrte. Perfect: hat verzerrt.

What does verzerren mean in English?

verzerren means "to distort / skew". For example: "Der Sturm verzerrt die Bäume." — "The storm distorts the trees."

What level is verzerren in German?

verzerren is a B2 word — b2 — upper-intermediate. It belongs to the breaking & repairing vocabulary.

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