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zersetzen

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German

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Etymology

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zer- +‎ setzen

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zersetzen (weak, third-person singular present zersetzt, past tense zersetzte, past participle zersetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to corrode, decompose
  2. to subvert, undermine

Conjugation

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Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • zersetzen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zersetzen” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon
  • zersetzen” in Duden online
  • zersetzen” in OpenThesaurus.de

Luxembourgish

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Etymology

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From zer- (asunder, to pieces) +‎ setzen (to put).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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zersetzen (third-person singular present zersetzt, past participle zersat, auxiliary verb hunn)

  1. (reflexive) to decompose
  2. (transitive) to corrode

Conjugation

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Regular
infinitive zersetzen
participle zersat
auxiliary hunn
present
indicative
imperative
1st singular zersetzen
2nd singular zersetz zersetz
3rd singular zersetzt
1st plural zersetzen
2nd plural zersetzt zersetzt
3rd plural zersetzen
(n) or (nn) indicates the Eifeler Regel.