verb
aufteilen
divide
Etwas in mehrere Teile zerlegen oder unter mehrere Personen verteilen.
The German word "aufteilen" is a verb composed of:
- "teilen": to divide, to share, or to split.
- The prefix "auf": often indicates "up" or an action being distributed/dispersed.
Meaning: to divide or to split something into parts.
Similar words:
- teilen – to share or divide (general)
- einteilen – to divide or allocate, often in a planned or organized way
- zuteilen – to allocate or assign (usually by authority)
Differences:
- aufteilen implies physically breaking something into parts or distributing it.
- teilen is more general; can mean sharing without physical division.
- einteilen stresses planned or structured division (e.g., time, tasks).
- zuteilen focuses on distribution assigned by someone.
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Examples
Wir teilen das Geschenk unter uns auf.verb
We are dividing the gift among ourselves.
Sie teilen den Kuchen gleichmäßig auf.verb
They divide the cake evenly.
Sie wollen die Aufgaben fair aufteilen.verb
They want to divide the tasks fairly.
Man sollte das Geld gerecht aufteilen.verb
One should divide the money fairly.
Wir sollten die Arbeit fair aufteilen.verb
We should divide the work fairly.
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