zerfressen
C1to eat away / gnaw / corrode
- English meaning
- to eat away / gnaw / corrode
- CEFR level
- C1 — Advanced
- Dictionary
- German words with Z
Conjugation of zerfressen
ichzerfresse
duzerfrisst
er/sie/eser/sie/es zerfrisst
wirzerfressen
ihrzerfresst
sie/Siezerfressen
- Simple past (er/sie/es)
- zerfraß
- Perfect
- hat zerfressen
Word family
zerfressen is built from fressen (eat (animal)) and essen (eat). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.
Where zerfressen comes from
Derivation (Ableitung) zum Verb fressen mit dem Derivatem zer-
Words that go with zerfressen
abnötigento wring from / forceabwetzento scuff / wear downanstiftento instigatearretierento lock (wenig benutzt)die Attrappea dummyaufrauento roughen (up)aufschichtento pile up / build upausfeilento file down / file out / polishausfransento fray / ravel / frazzleauslöschento obliterate / snuff out / eraseauslotento plumb the depths of / fathomaussondernto weed out / separate out
Questions about zerfressen
How do you conjugate zerfressen?
Present tense: ich zerfresse, du zerfrisst, er/sie/es zerfrisst, wir zerfressen, ihr zerfresst, sie zerfressen. Simple past: zerfraß. Perfect: hat zerfressen.
What does zerfressen mean in English?
zerfressen means "to eat away / gnaw / corrode".
What level is zerfressen in German?
zerfressen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.
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