verb#4,221 by frequency
verderben
/fɛɐ̯ˈdɛʁbən/
to ruin; to render useless; to corrupt; to spoil
- er/sie/es
- verdirbt
- past
- verdarb
- past participle
- verdorben
Meanings
- 1
to ruin; to render (something) useless; to corrupt; to spoil
Na, herzlichen Glückwunsch! Du hast endgültig alles verdorben!
Well, congratulations. You've ruined everything for good.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ihr verderbt mir den Tag.
You're ruining my day.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 2
to deprive (someone) of (something); to rob (someone) of (some feeling)
- 3
to spoil; to rot; to perish
Kinder sollten nicht verdorben werden.
Children shouldn't be spoiled.
Tatoeba · Pfirsichbaeumchen · CC BY 2.0 FR
Ich will die Überraschung nicht verderben.
I don't want to spoil the surprise.
Tatoeba · Waldelfe · CC BY 2.0 FR
- 4
to be offensive; to live sinfullyrare
Conjugation
| present | past | |
|---|---|---|
| ich | verderbe | verdarb |
| du | verdirbst | verdarbst |
| er/sie/es | verdirbt | verdarb |
| wir | verderben | verdarben |
| ihr | verderbt | verdarbt |
| sie/Sie | verderben | verdarben |