verarbeiten

to process, to come to terms with, to make into

ver change into, away, or completely + arbeit work + en Infinitive
verb · 1st-person plural / 3rd-person plural, present tense Rare #41,063
to process, to come to terms with Often used for mentally dealing with an experience or loss.
GE: Ich muss das erst verarbeiten.
EN: I need to process that first.
to process, to make into Used for turning raw materials or ingredients into another product.
GE: Wir wollen die Äpfel zu Kompott verarbeiten.
EN: We want to turn the apples into compote.
Conjugation of verarbeiten
verarbeiten
Indicative present
SingularPlural
First — verarbeiten
Second — verarbeitet
Third verarbeitet verarbeiten
Subjunctive present
SingularPlural
First — verarbeiten
Second — verarbeitet
Third — verarbeiten
Imperative
SingularPlural
Second — verarbeitet

Meine Äpfel werden von Insekten gefressen, ich muss sie verarbeiten.

My apples are being eaten by insects, I have to process them.

— Mommy (2014)

Es möglichst noch besser machen als bisher, denn so konnte ich es verarbeiten.

I wanted to make it even better than before, because that's how I was able to process it.

— Senna (2010)

Ich muss das erst mal verarbeiten.

I need some time to process this.

— Greenland 2 (2026)

Irgendwie muss ich es noch verarbeiten, das Ganze.

I still need to process all of this somehow.

— Aquarius (2016)