verprügeln
to beat up
To hit someone violently and repeatedly, often with fists or an object.
EXAMPLE
Er wurde nach dem Streit von einer Gruppe Jugendlicher verprügelt.
After the argument, he was beaten up by a group of teenagers.
verprügeln
to beat up
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Meanings
Usage tips
Inseparable verb
The verb has the inseparable prefix 'ver-'. It remains firmly attached to the stem 'prügeln' (to beat) in all tenses and sentence constructions. Here, the prefix emphasizes that the action is carried out on a victim.
EXAMPLE
Er hat den Jungen nach der Schule verprügelt.
He beat up the boy after school.
Sentence structure with accusative
'Verprügeln' (to beat up) is a transitive verb and always needs a direct object in the accusative. This object is the person or animal being beaten.
EXAMPLE
Die Bande hat ihn grundlos verprügelt.
The gang beat him up for no reason.
Common passive form
This verb is very often used in the passive to put the victim in focus. The acting person (the perpetrator) is then often omitted or added with 'von' + dative.
EXAMPLE
Der Mann wurde auf offener Straße verprügelt.
The man was beaten up in the middle of the street.
Compare with
verprügeln vs schlagen
to hit / beat
Both words can express that someone physically hits another person. „Schlagen“ is the neutral term and does not necessarily say anything about the duration or force, whereas „verprügeln“ emphasizes repeated, violent blows as a sustained assault. Use „schlagen“ for a general statement and „verprügeln“ for particularly brutal violence.
verprügeln
Mehrere Täter verprügelten den Mann so heftig, dass er ins Krankenhaus musste.
Several perpetrators beat the man up so badly that he had to go to the hospital.
schlagen
Der Mann schlug den Angreifer im Streit einmal ins Gesicht.
During the argument, the man hit the attacker in the face once.
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