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Etymology edit

an- +‎ schließen

Pronunciation edit

  • IPA(key): /ˈʔanʃliːsn̩/, /ˈʔanʃliːsən/
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Verb edit

anschließen (class 2 strong, third-person singular present schließt an, past tense schloss an, past participle angeschlossen, past subjunctive schlösse an, auxiliary haben)

  1. (transitive) to connect, to attach
    Die Kamera kann direkt an einen Monitor angeschlossen werden.
    The camera can be directly connected to a monitor.
  2. (reflexive, with dative object) to join (a cause, a side, etc.)
    Ich schließe mich dem Protest an.
    I'm joining the protest.

Usage notes edit

  • Before the 1996 German spelling reform, the past tense was conjugated as schloß an, schlossest/schloßt an, schloß an, schlossen an, schloßt an, schlossen an, while the reformed spellings use schloss- consistently.

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