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verwandeln.

to turn, to change, to transform

10 characters3 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/fərˈvandəln//fɛr-/[fɐˈvan.dl̩n][fɛɐ̯-]
  1. to turn, to change, to transform

    transitive · weak
    Hitze verwandelt Wasser in Dampf.
    Die böse Hexe verwandelte das Mädchen in eine Kröte.
  2. to turn, to change, to transform

    accusative · reflexive · weak
    Die Raupe verwandelt sich in eine Motte.
  3. to convert (a chance into a goal/point)

    transitive · weak
    Die meisten Strafstöße werden verwandelt.
Where this word comes from

From Middle High German verwandelen, ferwandelen, from Old High German firwantalōn, from Proto-Germanic *frawandlōną, equivalent to ver- + wandeln. Cognate with Low German verwanneln, Saterland Frisian ferwondelje.

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