German

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Etymology

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auseinander +‎ nehmen

Pronunciation

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

Verb

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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

Conjugation

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