draufsetzen

/ˈdʁaʊ̯fˌzɛtsn̩/

verb C1

der (masc.) die (fem.) das (neut.)

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: academic. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.
separable

Forms

present
setzt drauf
past
setzte drauf
perfect
hat draufgesetzt

Meaning

  1. to put on top

    Built from drauf (on it) + setzen (to set, to place).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Made of

  • drauf on it
  • setzen to set, to place

Similar words

draufstellen

Draufsetzen is putting something on top that then sits there, like a lid; draufstellen is putting something on top that stands upright, like a vase on a shelf.

Practice

1 What does draufsetzen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Setz den Deckel ___.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches draufsetzen?

verbseparable-verbcompound

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