zuordnen
assign · match
Etwas passt zu einer bestimmten Sache oder Person und wird damit verbunden.
The German word "zuordnen" is a verb meaning "to assign," "to allocate," or "to categorize."
- It is made up of "ordnen" (meaning to arrange or to order) with the prefix "zu-" (implying towards or to).
- "zuordnen" means placing something into a specific category or connecting it with something else.
Similar words:
- ordnen (to arrange, to organize)
- einteilen (to classify, to divide)
- zuweisen (to allocate, to assign)
Differences:
- ordnen focuses on general ordering or arranging.
- zuordnen specifically implies assigning or linking something to a particular group or category.
- einteilen emphasizes dividing or categorizing into parts.
- zuweisen often relates to the formal allocation of resources or tasks.
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Examples
Wir ordnen die Bücher den Genres zu.verb
We assign the books to the genres.
Sie ordnen jedem Schüler eine Aufgabe zu.verb
They assign a task to each student.
Er ordnet die Dokumente den entsprechenden Ordnern zu.verb
He assigns the documents to the corresponding folders.
Er wird seine Aufgaben passend zuordnen.verb
He will appropriately assign his tasks.
Die Kinder mussten die richtigen Bilder den Sätzen zuordnen.verb
The children had to assign the correct pictures to the sentences.
Kannst du diese Stimme einer Person zuordnen?verb
Can you match this voice to a person?
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