zermahlen

C1

to grind up / crush

English meaning
to grind up / crush
Vocabulary package
Cooking & Preparing Food

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zermahlen in a sentence

Die Körner werden zermahlen zu feinem Mehl.

The grains are ground into fine flour.

Conjugation of zermahlen

ichzermahle
duzermahlst
er/sie/eser/sie/es zermahlt
wirzermahlen
ihrzermahlt
sie/Siezermahlen
Simple past (er/sie/es)
zermahlte
Perfect
hat zermahlen

Word family

zermahlen is built from mahlen (to grind). German builds meaning by welding words together, so knowing the parts usually gives you the whole.

Where zermahlen comes from

Derivation (Ableitung) zum Verb mahlen mit dem Derivatem zer-

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Questions about zermahlen

How do you conjugate zermahlen?

Present tense: ich zermahle, du zermahlst, er/sie/es zermahlt, wir zermahlen, ihr zermahlt, sie zermahlen. Simple past: zermahlte. Perfect: hat zermahlen.

What does zermahlen mean in English?

zermahlen means "to grind up / crush". For example: "Die Körner werden zermahlen zu feinem Mehl." — "The grains are ground into fine flour."

What level is zermahlen in German?

zermahlen is a C1 word — c1 — advanced. It belongs to the cooking & preparing food vocabulary.

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