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zu Grunde gehen

to go to ruin/perish

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Noun
der Grund m.
Verb
gehen
Topic
Bildung und Wissen

In a sentence

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Die Bäuerin ____ mit ihrer kleinen Hofwirtschaft langsam zu Grunde.

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Die Bäuerin geht mit ihrer kleinen Hofwirtschaft langsam zu Grunde.

How it is used

Means 'to go to ruin/perish.' Neutral to literary. Use for total destruction of a person, business, or plan. Often in dramatic contexts like 'Das Unternehmen geht zu Grunde' (the company collapses).

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