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zusammen-

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German

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Etymology

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zusammen in compounds.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /tsuˈzamən/, [tsuˈzamən], [tsə-], [-ˈzamm̩]
  • IPA(key): /tsuˈsamɛn/ (Austria)
  • Audio:(file)

Prefix

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zusammen- (separable verb prefix)

  1. expresses being together; together
    zusammen- + ‎leben (to live) → ‎zusammenleben (to live together)
    zusammen- + ‎bleiben (to stay) → ‎zusammenbleiben (to stay together)
    zusammen- + ‎sitzen (to sit) → ‎zusammensitzen (to sit together)
  2. expresses uniting, unifying, gathering; together
    zusammen- + ‎fließen (to flow) → ‎zusammenfließen (to flow together, to confluence)
    zusammen- + ‎kommen (to come) → ‎zusammenkommen (to come together, to gather)
    zusammen- + ‎führen (to come) → ‎zusammenführen (to bring together, to consolidate, to merge)
  3. expresses combining, joining; together
    zusammen- + ‎binden (to bind) → ‎zusammenbinden (to bind together)
    zusammen- + ‎drücken (to press, to push, to squeeze) → ‎zusammendrücken (to press together)
    zusammen- + ‎schweißen (to weld) → ‎zusammenschweißen (to weld together)
  4. expresses reducing, compressing; often translatable as up
    zusammen- + ‎drücken (to press, to push, to squeeze) → ‎zusammendrücken (to compress, to scrunch)
    zusammen- + ‎rollen (to roll) → ‎zusammenrollen (to roll up)
    zusammen- + ‎schrumpfen (to shrink) → ‎zusammenschrumpfen (to shrink up)
  5. expresses collecting, gathering, compiling, often translatable as up
    zusammen- + ‎tragen (to carry) → ‎zusammentragen (to gather up, to collect, to compile, to amass)
    zusammen- + ‎sparen (to save (money)) → ‎zusammensparen (to save up)
    zusammen- + ‎zählen (to count) → ‎zusammenzählen (to add up, to tally up)
  6. expresses incompetence or sloppiness; often translatable as together or up
    zusammen- + ‎schustern (to cobble) → ‎zusammenschustern (to cobble something together)
    zusammen- + ‎basteln (to do handicrafts) → ‎zusammenbasteln (to knock something together)
    zusammen- + ‎reden (to talk) → ‎zusammenreden (to talk drivel)
  7. expresses a sudden movement of a person
    zusammen- + ‎zucken (to twitch, to jerk) → ‎zusammenzucken (to wince, to flinch)
  8. expresses a downward movement; often translatable as down:
    1. expresses collapsing of an object
      zusammen- + ‎brechen (to break) → ‎zusammenbrechen (to collapse, to cave in)
      zusammen- + ‎sinken (to sink) → ‎zusammensinken (to collapse, to sink down)
    2. expresses collapsing of a person
      zusammen- + ‎brechen (to break) → ‎zusammenbrechen (to break down, to collapse)
      zusammen- + ‎sacken (to sink) → ‎zusammensacken (to slump down)
    3. expresses making someone go down or breaking something
      zusammen- + ‎schlagen (to beat) → ‎zusammenschlagen (to beat someone up)
      zusammen- + ‎schlagen (to beat) → ‎zusammenschlagen (to smash something up)
      zusammen- + ‎schießen (to shoot) → ‎zusammenschießen (to gun someone down)

Derived terms

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Further reading

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  • zusammen-” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache
  • zusammen-” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon