verkürzen

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German

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Etymology

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ver- +‎ kürzen

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /fɛɐ̯ˈkʏʁt͡sən/, [fɛɐ̯ˈkʰʏɐ̯t͡sən], [fɛɐ̯ˈkʰʏɐ̯t͡sn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: ver‧kür‧zen

Verb

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verkürzen (weak, third-person singular present verkürzt, past tense verkürzte, past participle verkürzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to shorten
    Antonym: verlängern
  2. (reflexive) to shorten (become shorter)
    Synonym: kürzer werden
  3. (transitive) to reduce (in distance, duration, quantity)

Conjugation

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