No. 4,750 in German
zugrunde
"Zugrunde" means "as a basis" or "underlying."
In a sentence
Das Gebäude ist zugrunde gegangen.
The building has been ruined.
Used here as part of the phrase 'zugrunde gehen', meaning 'to be ruined' or 'to perish'.
Er legte seinen Annahmen einen falschen Grund zugrunde.
He based his assumptions on a false premise.
In this sentence, 'zugrunde' is used as part of 'zugrunde legen', meaning 'to base something on'.
Die Firma ging durch schlechte Planung zugrunde.
The company perished due to poor planning.
Here, 'zugrunde gehen' means 'to go to ruin' or 'to go under'.
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