verbrennen
/fɛɐ̯ˈbʁɛnən/ verb C2- to burn (to cause to be consumed by fire or flames), to incinerate, to combust · Das Feuer war verheerend, da nahezu jede Pflanze im Feuer verbrannte. The fire was devastating because nearly every plant was consumed by the flames.
- to burn oneself, to suffer a burning · sich den Arm verbrennen to burn one's arm· Neugierige Katzen verbrennen sich die Tatzen. Curiosity killed the cat. (lit.: Curious cats burn their paws.)
- to scorch · die Taktik der verbrannten Erde the tactic of scorched earth
- to burn (to hurt the mouth by an overdose of spices)
- to be burned · Meine Hände waren vom Feuer verbrannt. My hands were burnt by the fire.
Verb forms
- Infinitive
- verbrennen
- Present (er)
- verbrennt
- Präteritum (er)
- verbrannte
- Perfekt (er)
- hat verbrannt
- Infinitive with zu
- zu verbrennen
A strong or irregular verb: its stem changes in some forms, so learn its main forms by heart.
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