zerreissen

to tear apart

Past (Präteritum)
zerriss
Past participle
zerrissen (haben)

Strong, irregular verb with a shift from -ei- to -i-. It is used transitively with haben to describe the physical destruction of an object like paper or cloth, or intransitively to describe a sudden snapping or bursting, such as a rope or the silence. It can also be used figuratively to describe intense emotional distress or inner conflict. Be aware that the spelling 'zerreissen' is considered non-standard since the 1996 orthography reform, which mandates the use of 'ß' after long vowels.

Conjugation

Present

zerreisst
present, singular, third-person
zerreisse
first-person, indicative, present, singular
zerreissen
first-person, indicative, plural, present

Past

zerriss
past
zerrissen
first-person, indicative, plural, preterite
zerrissest
indicative, preterite, second-person, singular
zerrisst
indicative, preterite, second-person, singular

Subjunctive

zerreisse
first-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
zerreissen
first-person, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
zerreissest
second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
zerreisset
plural, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
zerrisse
first-person, formal, rare, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
zerrissen
first-person, formal, plural, rare, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
zerrissest
formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
zerrisst
formal, rare, second-person, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
zerrisset
formal, plural, rare, second-person, subjunctive, subjunctive-ii
habe zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
sei zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, subjunctive
haben zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
seien zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, subjunctive
habest zerrissen
multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
seist zerrissen
multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
seiest zerrissen
multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
habet zerrissen
multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
seiet zerrissen
multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
hätte zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
wäre zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular, subjunctive
hätten zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
wären zerrissen
first-person, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, subjunctive
hättest zerrissen
multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
wärst zerrissen
multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
wärest zerrissen
multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular, subjunctive
hättet zerrissen
multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
wärt zerrissen
multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
wäret zerrissen
multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person, subjunctive
werde zerreissen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, singular, subjunctive, subjunctive-i
werden zerreissen
first-person, future, future-i, multiword-construction, plural, subjunctive, subjunctive-i

Imperative

zerreiss
imperative, second-person, singular
zerreisse
imperative, second-person, singular
zerreisst
imperative, plural, second-person

Participle

zerrissen
participle, past
zerreissend
participle, present

Infinitive

zerreissen
infinitive

Other

habe zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
bin zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular
haben zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
sind zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural
hast zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
bist zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, second-person, singular
habt zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
seid zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, plural, second-person
hat zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
ist zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, perfect, singular, third-person
hatte zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
war zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, singular
hatten zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
waren zerrissen
first-person, indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural
hattest zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
warst zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, second-person, singular
hattet zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
wart zerrissen
indicative, multiword-construction, pluperfect, plural, second-person
zerreissen werden
future, future-i, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde zerreissen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden zerreissen
first-person, future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
wirst zerreissen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, second-person, singular
werdet zerreissen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, plural, second-person
wird zerreissen
future, future-i, indicative, multiword-construction, singular, third-person
zerrissen haben werden
future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
zerrissen sein werden
future, future-ii, infinitive, multiword-construction
werde zerrissen haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werde zerrissen sein
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, singular
werden zerrissen haben
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural
werden zerrissen sein
first-person, future, future-ii, indicative, multiword-construction, plural

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