Meaning
to take something apart into its components, often for analysis or repair
Primary Function
Describing actions
Communicative Purpose
To express the process of taking apart or analyzing
Pattern
auseinandernehmen
Core Structure
auseinandernehmen
Função primária
Describing actions
Propósito comunicativo
To express the process of taking apart or analyzing
Situações de gatilho
Repairing a device, analyzing a problem, demonstrating how something works
Contextos
Everyday speech, technology, craftsmanship, education
Padrão
auseinandernehmen
Estrutura central
auseinandernehmen
Slots de substituição
The direct object (e.g., a device, machine, concept) can vary
Colocados típicos
- Gerät
- Maschine
- Uhr
- Motor
- Problem
- System
- Argument
Substituições comuns
- zerlegen (similar
- but less focus on analysis)
- demontieren (common in technical contexts)
- auseinanderbauen (colloquial for larger devices)
Erros comuns
Confusion with 'zerlegen' (similar meaning but less precise), incorrect separation of the verb (e.g., *aus einander nehmen*)
Similar / contraste
zerlegen, demontieren, analysieren
Interferências
Learners may confuse 'auseinandernehmen' with 'ausnehmen' (to eviscerate) or assume it behaves like the English verb without the separable prefix, leading to incorrect placement of 'auseinander' in the sentence; they may also incorrectly split the verb (e.g., *aus einander nehmen*).
Família do chunk
- auseinandernehmen
- auseinanderbauen
- auseinanderhalten
- zerlegen
- demontieren
Nuance
Emphasizes the systematic disassembly of parts, often with the intention of understanding or repairing
Efeito pragmático
Precise description of an action that signals care and intention
Dica de memória
separate parts
Nota
Als trennbares Verb wird das Präfix 'auseinander' im Satz meist an das Satzende gestellt (z. B. ‘Er nimmt die Uhr auseinander’).
Upgrade path
demontieren (formeller, besonders in technischen Texten)
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