zerbersten
See also: Zerbersten
German
editEtymology
editFrom Middle High German zerbresten, from Old High German zirbrestan, zibrestan. Equivalent to zer- + bersten.
Pronunciation
editVerb
editzerbersten (class 3 strong, third-person singular present zerbirst, past tense zerbarst, past participle zerborsten, past subjunctive zerbärste, auxiliary sein)
- (intransitive, formal) to burst
Conjugation
editinfinitive | zerbersten | ||||
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present participle | zerberstend | ||||
past participle | zerborsten | ||||
auxiliary | sein | ||||
indicative | subjunctive | ||||
singular | plural | singular | plural | ||
present | ich zerberste | wir zerbersten | i | ich zerberste | wir zerbersten |
du zerbirst | ihr zerberstet | du zerberstest | ihr zerberstet | ||
er zerbirst | sie zerbersten | er zerberste | sie zerbersten | ||
preterite | ich zerbarst | wir zerbarsten | ii | ich zerbärste1 | wir zerbärsten1 |
du zerbarstest | ihr zerbarstet | du zerbärstest1 | ihr zerbärstet1 | ||
er zerbarst | sie zerbarsten | er zerbärste1 | sie zerbärsten1 | ||
imperative | zerbirst (du) | zerberstet (ihr) |
1Rare except in very formal contexts; alternative in würde normally preferred.
Derived terms
editFurther reading
edit- “zerbersten” in Duden online
- “zerbersten” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
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