verderben
to spoil, to ruin, to decay
English translations
- 01
ruin
- 02
corruption
- 03
decay
- 04
spoilage
- 05
perdition
Word details
- German meaning
- Schlecht werden lassen; unbrauchbar machen.
- English meaning
- To spoil
- Synonym
- verschlechtern, ruinieren
- German example
- Die Milch ist verdorben, weil sie zu lange draußen stand.
- English example
- The milk spoiled because it was left out too long.
- Auxiliary Verb
- haben
- Present
- ich verderbe du verdirbst er/sie/es ich verdirbt wir verderben ihr verderbet sie verderben
- Past Participle
- ich habe verdorben du hast verdorben er/sie/es hat verdorben wir haben verdorben ihr habt verdorben sie haben verdorben
- Past
- ich verdarb du verdarbst er/sie/es verdarb wir verdarben ihr verdarbt sie verdarben
Related words
- sich den Magen verderben
to upset one's stomach
- vergällen
To denature means to make a substance unpalatable or unusable, usually by adding a bitter or toxic additive.
- faulen
to rot
- Nixe
Nixie
- verbocken
to screw up, to botch
- versauen
to mess up, to ruin
- korrumpieren
To corrupt, to bribe
- ruinieren
to ruin
- gammeln
To loaf around, to rot
- die Suppe versalzen
To spoil the broth
- vermasselnd
Messing up means to thoroughly spoil or ruin something, often through carelessness or mistakes. None
- Spoiler
Spoiler
- versemmeln
to screw up
- vergeigen
To screw up
- verhageln
To ruin, to spoil
- verkorksen
To mess up, to ruin
- verschlemmen
To spoil
- verbilden
To corrupt, to deprave
- vermurksen
To botch, to mess up
- vergammeln
To rot, to decay, to spoil.
- verderblich
Perishable
- Ranzigkeit
Rancidity refers to the state of fats and oils when they spoil due to chemical processes such as oxidation or hydrolysis, developing an unpleasant odor and taste.
- Negativität
Negativity
Example sentences with “verderben”
Die Milch wird schnell verderben. (The milk will spoil quickly.)
Frequently asked questions
Is 'verderben' an irregular verb?
Yes, it is a strong verb: verderben, verdarb, ist verdorben.