German VERB B1 Rank 1474

verteilen

to distribute / spread

verteilen – verteilte – hat verteilt

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

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verteilen vs teilen

to share / divide

Teilen emphasizes breaking a whole into several parts or portions. Verteilen, by contrast, emphasizes that the parts reach several people or places. Whoever creates portions teilt them; whoever gives them to the recipients verteilt them.

Visual example for teilen
verteilen

Mia verteilt die acht Kuchenstücke an die Gäste.

Mia distributes the eight pieces of cake to the guests.

teilen

Mia teilt den Kuchen in acht gleich große Stücke.

Mia divides the cake into eight equal pieces.

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