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anziehen

English translation of anziehen

attract

The German word 'anziehen' is used to express the concept of attracting someone or something. It can be used in a physical sense, like a magnet attracting metal, or in a more abstract sense, like a person attracting admirers. It's important to note that 'anziehen' can also mean 'to put on' or 'to dress' in certain contexts.


Example sentences using: anziehen

Ich werde mich schnell anziehen.

English translation of Ich werde mich schnell anziehen.

I will dress quickly.

In this sentence, 'anziehen' is used in context of dressing oneself. It is combined with the reflexive 'mich' to indicate that the action is being performed by oneself.

Die Mutter wird das Baby anziehen.

English translation of Die Mutter wird das Baby anziehen.

The mother will dress the baby.

In this case, 'anziehen' is used to mean someone else is being dressed up. Note the sentence structure where the person doing the action (the mother) is placed before the verb (wird anziehen) and the receiver of the action (the baby) is placed after the verb.

Sie sollten sich warm anziehen.

English translation of Sie sollten sich warm anziehen.

You should dress warm.

This sentence suggests that 'anziehen' is used in the context of a suggestion or advice. Here, the speaker is telling someone else (Sie) to dress warmly. The adverb 'warm' is used before 'anziehen' to provide additional details on how one should dress.

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