German VERB B1 Rank 17615

anbrennen

to burn / to set fire to

anbrennen – brannte an – hat angebrannt

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Forms adapted from the German Wiktionary entry anbrennen, by Wiktionary contributors, licence CC BY-SA 4.0.

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anbrennen vs verbrennen

to burn

When cooking, verbrennen emphasizes that food is severely damaged or turns black because of high heat. Anbrennen more specifically means that it sticks to the bottom of the pot or pan and burns there. Anbrennen is the appropriate word for this contact with the cooking vessel.

Visual example for verbrennen
anbrennen

Die Kartoffeln brannten am Boden des Topfes an.

The potatoes stuck to the bottom of the pot and burned.

verbrennen

Die Kartoffeln verbrannten im Ofen und wurden völlig schwarz.

The potatoes burned in the oven and turned completely black.

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