konstruieren

/kɔnstʁuˈiːʁən/

verb B2

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

present
konstruiert
past
konstruierte
perfect
hat konstruiert

Meaning

  1. to construct, to design

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

Similar words

aufbauen

Aufbauen is the general word for building or setting something up; konstruieren implies more technical design/engineering behind the construction.

bauen

Bauen is the general, everyday word for building; konstruieren implies deliberate technical design or engineering behind the construction.

Practice

1 What does konstruieren mean?

2 Fill the gap: Er ___ Brücken.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches konstruieren?

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