von Grund auf
Advanced Chunks – Category 8

Meaning

to do something completely or from the beginning, usually in the sense of "starting from scratch"

Primary Function

Expressing fundamentality or totality

Communicative Purpose

Emphasizing that something is entirely new or rebuilt from the start

Pattern

von Grund auf

Core Structure

von Grund auf

Função primária

Expressing fundamentality or totality

Propósito comunicativo

Emphasizing that something is entirely new or rebuilt from the start

Situações de gatilho

Planning a project, explaining a method, criticizing an incomplete solution

Contextos

Professional conversations, academic lectures, informal discussions

Padrão

von Grund auf

Estrutura central

von Grund auf

Slots de substituição

no variable components

Colocados típicos

  • neu
  • völlig
  • komplett
  • von Grund auf neu
  • von Grund auf ändern

Substituições comuns

  • ganz von Anfang an (similar meaning
  • less figurative)

Erros comuns

Confusion with 'von Grund aus' (means something different)

Similar / contraste

von Anfang an, von Grund aus, von Grund auf neu

Interferências

Portuguese speakers may use "de base" instead of "von Grund auf"

Família do chunk

  • von Grund aus
  • von Anfang an
  • grundlegend
  • komplett von vorne

Nuance

Emphasizes that nothing existing is retained, but everything is redesigned from scratch

Efeito pragmático

Adds emphasis and conveys expertise

Dica de memória

from scratch

Nota

Häufig in formellen Texten verwendet, in lockerer Rede ebenfalls üblich, aber nicht in sehr informellen Chats.

Upgrade path

völlig neu

Frequência: HighFormulaicidade: FixedTipo de construção: PhrasePrioridade de aquisição: Recognition firstPrioridade de output: UnknownTag de espaçamento: ImmediateIdioma?: Sim

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