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zerleben

German, verb[t͡sɛɐ̯.ˈleː.bən]

zerleben is spelled Z-E-R-L-E-B-E-N (8 letters). Zerleben is a German verb meaning “to dilapidate by living” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).

What does zerleben mean in English?

verb

  1. 1

    to dilapidate by living

Source: English Wiktionary, German section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).

Forms of zerleben

  • zerlebt present singular third-person
  • zerlebte past
  • haben auxiliary
  • zerlebend participle present
  • zerlebe first-person indicative present
  • zerlebst indicative present second-person
  • zerlebest second-person singular subjunctive
  • zerlebet plural second-person subjunctive
  • zerlebten first-person indicative plural
  • zerlebtest indicative preterite second-person
  • zerlebtet indicative plural preterite
  • zerleb imperative second-person singular
  • habe zerlebt first-person indicative multiword-construction
  • haben zerlebt first-person indicative multiword-construction

Source: English Wiktionary and German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).

How do you pronounce zerleben?

  • [t͡sɛɐ̯.ˈleː.bən]
  • [t͡sɛɐ̯.ˈleː.bm̩]

Sources: English Wiktionary, German Wiktionary (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.

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