Polyglot Dictionary

zusammenreißen

/tsuˈzamənˌʁaɪ̯sn̩/

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
reflexive

Forms

present
reißt zusammen
past
riss zusammen
perfect
hat zusammengerissen

Meaning

  1. to pull oneself together

    Built from zusammen (together) + reißen (to tear).

    • Reiß dich zusammen!

      Pull yourself together!

    • Reiß dich zusammen, es ist gleich vorbei! Du schaffst das.

      Pull yourself together, it is almost over! You can do it.

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • zusammen together
  • reißen to tear

Practice

1 What does zusammenreißen mean?

2 Fill the gap: Reiß dich ___!

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zusammenreißen?

verbirregularseparablereflexivecompound

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