heruntersetzen

German

Etymology

herunter- +‎ setzen

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): [hɛˈʁʊntɐˌzɛtsn̩]
  • Hyphenation: he‧r‧unter‧set‧zen

Verb

heruntersetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt herunter, past tense setzte herunter, past participle heruntergesetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. to reduce (price etc.)
    Die Preise für Winterkleidung wurden stark heruntergesetzt. ― (please add an English translation of this usage example)
  2. to belittle (to knowingly say that something is smaller or less important than it actually is)

Conjugation

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