Polyglot Dictionary

zuschreiben

/ˈtsuːˌʃʁaɪ̯bn̩/

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

Forms

present
schreibt zu
past
schrieb zu
perfect
hat zugeschrieben

Meaning

  1. to attribute

    Built from zu (shut, closed, to) + schreiben (to write).

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive

Made of

  • zu shut, closed, to
  • schreiben to write

Similar words

nachsagen

nachsagen specifically means attributing a reputation or trait to someone, often based on rumour; zuschreiben is more neutral attribution.

Similar in other languages

Portuguese

atribuir

atribuir is the Portuguese word for the same thing — both mean "to attribute."

Practice

1 What does zuschreiben mean?

2 Fill the gap: Man ___ ihm das Gemälde zu.

3 Which fingerprint chart matches zuschreiben?

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