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Dachziegel werden im Brennofen gebrannt.

Translation

Tiles are baked in a kiln.



Analysis


Dachziegel
     n-m. roof tile
werden
     v. (auxiliary) will; to be going (to do something); forms the future tense
     v. (auxiliary) would; forms the subjunctive tense of most verbs
     v. (auxiliary) to be done; forms the passive voice
     v. (copulative, past participle geworden) to become; to get; to grow; to turn
     v. (with a dative object and certain adjectives) to begin or come to feel or experience (a condition)
     v. (copulative, colloquial) to be, to happen, to occur (in the future)
     v. (colloquial) to be going to work
im
     contraction. contraction of in dem ; in the
     in
          prep. (with dative) in, inside, within, at (inside a building)
          prep. (with dative) in (pertaining to)
          prep. (with dative) in, at, by (at the end of or during a period of time)
          prep. (with accusative) into, to (going inside (of))
          adj. in, popular (in fashion)
     dem
          art. dative singular of der: the
          pron. dative singular of der: to whom, to which
Brennofen
     n. a kiln, an industrial furnace, especially used for firing pottery.
gebrannt
     Participle. past participle of brennen
     adj. burnt
     adj. fired (e.g. in a kiln)
     adj. distilled
     adj. (of nuts etc.) roasted in a sugary coating; candied
     brennen
          v. to burn; to light on fire
          v. to burn; to be on fire
          v. to have a strong affection for; to be affectionate
          v. to be lit, to be on (of a light or lamp)
          v. to irritate; to induce pain or another painful sensation; to bite; to sting
          v. to smart; to sting (a sore or wound)
          v. to fire; to bake; to kiln (tiles and pottery)
          v. to distil (alcoholic beverages such as schnapps)
          v. to burn; to archive data on a storage medium. (such as CDs, DVDs, etc.)
          v. to emit heat
          v. to roast
          v. to bream (clean a ship etc. by fire and scraping)
          v. (Austria, informal) to fork out, to shell out




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