Before you start
Meet zusammenhängen
Read how the verb is used, then write your own 10 sentences with it.
Build the meaning
zusammen- + hängen
- zusammen-
- together, in connection with one another
- hängen
- to hang
Things that hang together are linked or related.
So zusammenhängen means to be connected or related.
A memory aid, not a rule: prefixes change meaning from verb to verb.
Learning approach inspired by this explanation in r/German.
Verb family
More verbs built on hängen
Same base verb, a different prefix, a new meaning.
Separable verb: zusammen·hängen
In a main clause the prefix zusammen splits off and goes to the end. After weil, dass and other subordinating words, the verb stays in one piece at the end.
Main clauseDie beiden Ideen hängen eng zusammen.The two ideas are closely connected.
Subordinate clauseIch glaube, dass die beiden Dinge zusammenhängen.I think that the two things are connected.
Participle: zusammengehangenzu-infinitive: zusammenzuhängen
Forms
How zusammenhängen changes
| Pronoun | Präsens | Präteritum |
|---|---|---|
| ich | hänge zusammen | hing zusammen |
| du | hängst zusammen | hingst zusammen |
| er/sie/es | hängt zusammen | hing zusammen |
| wir | hängen zusammen | hingen zusammen |
| ihr | hängt zusammen | hingt zusammen |
| Sie | hängen zusammen | hingen zusammen |
Partizip II zusammengehangen · Perfekt with haben
Three examples
- 1Diese zwei Wörter hängen zusammen.These two words are connected.present, prefix at the end
- 2Die beiden Fragen haben lange zusammengehangen.The two questions were connected for a long time.Perfekt with haben
- 3Ich sehe, dass die Teile zusammenhängen.I see that the parts are connected.verb at the end after dass
Task 1 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zusammen·hängen + der Lärm + die Baustelle
Your challenge
- 1Use the present tense.
- 2Connect der Lärm with die Baustelle using mit.
- 3Use the correct case after mit.
Task 2 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
The two thingsdas Ding, die Dinge were connected, and I noticedbemerken it.
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Task 3 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
When I livedwohnen in Berlin, my problemsdas Problem, die Probleme were often connected to workdie Arbeit.
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Task 4 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Her tirednessdie Müdigkeit is connected to her new jobder neue Job, die neuen Jobs because she often works latespät.
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Task 5 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
That is the problemdas Problem which is connected to our housedas Haus.
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Task 6 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
This may be connected to the weatherdas Wetter.
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Task 7 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
It is importantwichtig to understandverstehen how the two thingsdas Ding, die Dinge are connected.
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Task 8 of 10 · Translate
Translate into German:
Could the noiseder Lärm be connected to the partydie Party, die Partys?
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Task 9 of 10 · Build a sentence
Build a German sentence using these words:
zusammen·hängen + dass + der Stress + die Arbeit
Your challenge
- 1Use der Stress as the subject.
- 2Add a dass-clause explaining the connection.
- 3Put the conjugated verb at the end of the dass-clause.
Task 10 of 10 · Free writing
Answer in one full German sentence:
What in your life is connected to your work?
Your challenge
- 1Answer with one complete sentence.
- 2Use the present tense and connect something to your work with mit.