kaputtreißen
German, verb[kaˈpʊtˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
kaputtreißen is spelled K-A-P-U-T-T-R-E-I-SS-E-N (12 letters). Kaputtreißen is a German verb meaning “to break by tearing” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The German Wiktionary defines it as “etwas durch Zerren (eher unabsichtlich) zerstören”.
What does kaputtreißen mean in English?
verb
- 1
to break by tearing
Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How German dictionaries define it
verb: 1. etwas durch Zerren (eher unabsichtlich) zerstören 2. entzwei (kaputt) gehen, weil Kräfte daran zerren
The definition in the German Wiktionary, in German.
Source: German Wiktionary, dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of kaputtreißen
- reißt kaputt present singular third-person
- riss kaputt past
- kaputtgerissen participle past
- haben auxiliary
- 1 strong
- kaputtreißend participle present
- kaputtzureißen infinitive infinitive-zu
- reiße kaputt first-person indicative present
- reißen kaputt first-person indicative plural
- reißest kaputt second-person singular subjunctive
- reißet kaputt plural second-person subjunctive
- rissen kaputt first-person indicative plural
- risse kaputt first-person formal rare
- rissest kaputt indicative preterite second-person
- risst kaputt indicative preterite second-person
- risset kaputt formal plural rare
- kaputtreissen alternative Switzerland Liechtenstein
- reiß kaputt! imperative singular
Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce kaputtreißen?
- [kaˈpʊtˌʁaɪ̯sn̩]
Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.