Polyglot Dictionary

Zusammensetzung

/tsuˈzamənˌzɛtsʊŋ/

die noun C1

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

Underline = a spelling pattern that usually signals that gender.

N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Academic Domain General Tone Neutral

Forms

plural
die Zusammensetzungen

Meaning

  1. composition

    • Die Zusammensetzung des Teams hat sich geändert.

      The composition of the team has changed.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual

Similar words

komposition

Komposition is more artistic or musical, "composition"; Zusammensetzung is more literal, like the chemical composition or makeup of something.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

composição

composição is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "composition."

Portuguese

redação

redação is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "composition."

Practice

1 What does Zusammensetzung mean?

2 Fill the gap: Die ___ des Teams hat sich geändert.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches Zusammensetzung?

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