zusammensetzen

German

Etymology

zusammen- +‎ setzen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [tsuˈzamənˌzɛtsn̩]
  • Audio (Germany (Berlin)):(file)
  • Hyphenation: zu‧sam‧men‧set‧zen

Verb

zusammensetzen (weak, third-person singular present setzt zusammen, past tense setzte zusammen, past participle zusammengesetzt, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to assemble, compose (put together)
  2. (reflexive) to consist of, to be made up by [with aus (+ dative)]
  3. (reflexive) to sit down together (such as to be able to talk while sitting)
    1. (by extension) to have a meeting for the purposes of coordination or planning
      Ich muss mich mit Peter zusammensetzen, um das zu klären.
      I have to have a chat with Peter to get that sorted out.

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