German word

verfilmen

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈfɪlmən/

Meaning

  • verbmake a film of

Example

Ein Regisseur verfilmt den Roman.

A director is making a film of the novel.

Illustration for verfilmen (make a film of)

More examples

Die Produzentin ließ die Kurzgeschichte verfilmen.

The producer had the short story made into a film.

Core concept

A novel or event is reshaped into a sequence of scenes for the screen.

Common phrases

  • einen Roman verfilmen

    make a film of a novel

  • eine Kurzgeschichte verfilmen

    make a film of a short story

  • als Film verfilmen

    make into a film

Similar words

filmen: Record moving images with a camera.
drehen: Shoot scenes for a film or other visual production.
adaptieren: Reshape material from another medium for the screen.
umsetzen: Bring a project or story to life as concrete visual scenes.

Definition in German

Einen Text oder ein Ereignis so umarbeiten, dass daraus ein Film entsteht.

Word origin

Verfilmen is formed from the borrowed noun Film with the prefix ver- and the verb ending -en.

Usage tips

  • Verfilmen takes the thing being adapted as an accusative object, as in 'einen Roman verfilmen'.

Other meanings

  • filmverb

Related words

  • Verfilmungfilm adaptationnoun
  • verfilmbarfilmableadjective

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