zählen

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See also: zahlen and Zahlen

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)
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  • Hyphenation: zäh‧len

Verb

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  1. (archaic) to tell, to recount (now erzählen)
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      Ihre Tränen sind nicht zu übersehen
      Wenn sie von Opa zählen
      Their tears are not miss
      When they tell about grandpa
  2. 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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    1. 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.
  3. 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.
    1. to count (to enumerate the digits of one's numeral system)
      Unsere Tochter zählt schon.Our daughter is able to count already.
    2. 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.

Conjugation

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Derived terms

Further reading

  • zählen” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zählen” in Duden online