auseinandernehmen

German

Etymology

auseinander +‎ nehmen

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [aʊ̯sʔaɪ̯ˈnandɐˌneːmən]
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  • Hyphenation: aus‧ei‧n‧an‧der‧neh‧men

Verb

auseinandernehmen (class 4 strong, third-person singular present nimmt auseinander, past tense nahm auseinander, past participle auseinandergenommen, past subjunctive nähme auseinander, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to dismantle
  2. (transitive, colloquial) to thoroughly defeat
  3. (transitive, colloquial) to thoroughly criticize

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