zergehen

C1

to melt / dissolve / fall apart (wenig benutzt)

English meaning
to melt / dissolve / fall apart (wenig benutzt)

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zergehen in a sentence

Die Eiscreme zergeh schnell in der Sonne.

The ice cream melts quickly in the sun.

Conjugation of zergehen

ichzergehe
duzergehst
er/sie/eser/sie/es zergeht
wirzergehen
ihrzergeht
sie/Siezergehen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
zerging
Perfect
ist zergangen

Word family

zergehen is built from gehen (go, walk). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where zergehen comes from

Etymologie: Erbwort von mittelhochdeutsch zergan, das den althochdeutschen Verbformen zazigan, zazirgan, zigan, zirgan nachfolgt :Wortbildung:

Words that go with zergehen

Questions about zergehen

How do you conjugate zergehen?

Present tense: ich zergehe, du zergehst, er/sie/es zergeht, wir zergehen, ihr zergeht, sie zergehen. Simple past: zerging. Perfect: ist zergangen.

What does zergehen mean in English?

zergehen means "to melt / dissolve / fall apart (wenig benutzt)". For example: "Die Eiscreme zergeh schnell in der Sonne." — "The ice cream melts quickly in the sun."

What level is zergehen in German?

zergehen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced.

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