English–German
“take apart” in German
German
Pronunciation
IPA/tsɛɐ̯ˈleːgn̩/
Example
Gestern habe ich das alte Radio zerlegt.
Yesterday, I took apart the old radio.
How to say “take apart” in German
“Take apart” in German is zerlegen.
An old radio reduced from one working whole to a spread of components, or a problem reduced to smaller tasks.
Example sentences with zerlegen
Im Seminar zerlegen wir das Problem in Teilaufgaben.
In the seminar, we break the problem down into subtasks.
Tips for using zerlegen
- Zerlegen normally takes an accusative object, as in ein Radio zerlegen or ein Problem zerlegen.