No. 1,129 in German
zerstört
Destroyed.
In a sentence
Das Gebäude wurde durch das Feuer komplett zerstört.
The building was completely destroyed by the fire.
In this sentence, 'zerstört' is used in the past participle form to indicate that the building sustained complete destruction from the fire.
Sie fühlte sich innerlich zerstört nach der Nachricht.
She felt internally destroyed after the news.
Here, 'zerstört' is employed metaphorically in the past participle form to express emotional devastation experienced by an individual.
Der Sturm zerstörte mehrere Bäume im Park.
The storm destroyed several trees in the park.
In this example, 'zerstörte' is used in the simple past tense to describe the actual physical destruction caused by the storm to trees.
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