German word

verkleinern

Pronunciation

IPA/fɛɐ̯ˈklaɪ̯nɐn/

Meaning

  • verbmake smaller

Example

Ich verkleinere das Bild.

I am making the picture smaller.

Illustration for verkleinern (make smaller)

More examples

Kannst du das Bild verkleinern, damit es auf die Webseite passt?

Can you reduce the image so that it fits on the webpage?

Core concept

A resizing handle draws the edges of a picture inward, leaving the object or its displayed form with less room.

Common phrases

  • Bild verkleinern

    reduce image

  • Dateigröße verkleinern

    reduce file size

  • Schrift verkleinern

    reduce font size

Similar words

kleiner machen: To make a thing or picture smaller in everyday speech.
verringern: To reduce an amount or degree.
reduzieren: To reduce the amount or size of something.
skalieren: To resize an image or graphic to a specified scale.

Definition in German

etwas kleiner machen, besonders die physische Größe oder die Darstellung eines Objekts verringern.

Word origin

Verkleinern combines klein with the verb-forming suffix -ern and the prefix ver-, creating a verb for causing something to become smaller.

Usage tips

  • Verkleinern is transitive, so the thing reduced takes the accusative, as in das Bild in Ich verkleinere das Bild.

Other meanings

  • reduceverb

Opposites

Related words

  • Verkleinerungreductionnoun
  • verkleinerbarreducibleadjective

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