zählen
German
Etymology
From Middle High German zellen, from Old High German zellen, zellan, from Proto-Germanic *taljaną.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡sɛːlən/, [ˈt͡sɛːln̩], [ˈt͡sɛːlən] (standard; used naturally in western Germany and Switzerland)
- IPA(key): /ˈt͡seː-/ (overall more common; particularly northern and eastern regions)
audio: (file) - Hyphenation: zäh‧len
Verb
- (archaic) to tell, to recount (now erzählen)
- 2019, “Opa, ich vermisse dich”, in CaroSell (lyrics), Intolerance:
- Ihre Tränen sind nicht zu übersehen
Wenn sie von Opa zählen- Their tears are not miss
When they tell about grandpa
- Their tears are not miss
- to reckon, to consider, to deem (later used in the active voice with a passive meaning)
- Der Wal wird nicht zu den Fischen gezählt. ― The whale is not considered a fish.
- Der Wal zählt nicht zu den Fischen. ― The whale is not to be considered a fish.
- Man zählt mich zu den Gegnern dieser Politik. ― One considers me an opponent of such politics.
- Ich zähle mich glücklich, dazuzugehören. ― I consider myself fortunate to be a part.
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- to be of significance, to matter, to count
- Jede Stimme zählt. ― Every vote counts.
- Was zählt, ist dass du heile aus der Sache herauskommst. ― What is the most important is that you come out intact out of the affair.
- to count (to determine the number of objects in a group), to tell
- Ich habe gerade gezählt, dass wir nur noch zwölf Tomaten haben. ― I have just counted and seen us to have only twelve tomatoes in total.
- Wieviele Flaschen zählst du? — Ich zähle dreizehn Flaschen. ― How many bottles do you count? — I count thirteen bottles.
- to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system)
- Unsere Tochter zählt schon. ― Our daughter is able to count already.
- To have the quantity specified by the grammatical object as the total amount of the subject, synonym of haben
- Die Stadt zählt etwa 13.000 Einwohner.
- The town has approximately 13,000 inhabitants.
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